cut back meaning

UK /kʌt bæk/ US /kʌt bæk/ 2 syllables

cut back (verb): return in time.

cut back has 4 meanings in this dictionary.

cut back as a verb

  1. return in time
    • the film cut back to an earlier event in the story

    Synonyms: flash back

    Type of: return

  2. cut down on; make a reduction in
    • reduce your daily fat intake
    • The employer wants to cut back health benefits

    Synonyms: reduce, cut down, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down

    Type of: decrease

    Kinds: shorten, spill, quench, retrench, slash, thin out, thin, take away, deflate, inflate, downsize, subtract

    Related forms: cutback

  3. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
    • dress the plants in the garden

    Synonyms: snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune

    Type of: thin out

    Kinds: shear, poll, top, disbud

  4. place restrictions on
    • curtail drinking in school

    Synonyms: restrict, curtail, curb

    Type of: limit

    Kinds: abridge, immobilize, ration, restrict

How to pronounce cut back

cut back is pronounced /kʌt bæk/ in British English and /kʌt bæk/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.

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