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Shortened

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Definitions for Shortened

adjective
cut short
Synonyms
sawed-off sawn-off
Examples
  1. a sawed-off shotgun
  2. a sawed-off broomstick
  3. the shortened rope was easier to use
adjective
cut short in duration
Synonyms
abbreviated truncated
Examples
  1. the abbreviated speech
  2. her shortened life was clearly the result of smoking
  3. an unsatisfactory truncated conversation
adjective
shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another
Synonyms
telescoped
Examples
  1. a miracle that anyone survived in the telescoped cars
  2. years that seemed telescoped like time in a dream
adjective
with parts removed
Synonyms
cut
Examples
  1. the drastically cut film
verb
make shorter than originally intended
Synonyms
shorten
Examples
  1. reduce or retrench in length or duration
  2. He shortened his trip due to illness
verb
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
Synonyms
abridge foreshorten abbreviate shorten cut contract reduce
Examples
  1. The manuscript must be shortened
verb
make short or shorter
Synonyms
shorten
Examples
  1. shorten the skirt
  2. shorten the rope by a few inches
verb
become short or shorter
Synonyms
shorten
Examples
  1. In winter, the days shorten
verb
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
Synonyms
bowdlerize bowdlerise expurgate castrate shorten
Examples
  1. bowdlerize a novel

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