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                    as in shaving
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument                                       
              
                             we need to cut back the bushes a bit so that the house number is visible from the street                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in shortening
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make less in extent or duration                                       
              
                             cut back the meeting so everyone could leave early for the long weekend                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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as in ungenerosity
                                                                                                                                                    
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