retrench – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: economize,
husband,
economise,
conserve,
bring down,
trim back,
reduce,
cut,
cut back,
trim,
cut down,
trim down
retrench
v.
save, economize; reduce, cut back, curtail; fortify with a retrenchment
retrench
Verb
1. tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
(hypernym) conserve, husband, economize, economise
(derivation) retrenchment, curtailment, downsizing
2. make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"
(hypernym) reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
(derivation) retrenchment, curtailment, downsizing
Retrench
(v. t.)
To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses.
(v. t.)
To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions.
(v. t.)
To cut off; to pare away.
(v. t.)
To confine; to limit; to restrict.
(v. i.)
To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
retrench
Synonyms and related words:
abate, abbreviate, abrade, abridge, abstract, arrest, bate, bob, boil down, bridle, capsulize, check, clip, compress, condense, constrain, contain, contract, control, cool, cool off, crop, curb, curtail, curtail expenses, cut, cut back, cut corners, cut down, cut off short, cut short, damp, dampen, decelerate, decrease, deduct, deflate, depreciate, depress, derogate, detract, diminish, disparage, dock, dompt, downgrade, drain, eat away, elide, enjoin, epitomize, erode, extract, file away, foreshorten, govern, guard, hinder, hold, hold at bay, hold back, hold fast, hold in, hold in check, hold in leash, hold up, impair, inhibit, keep, keep back, keep from, keep in, keep in check, keep under control, lay under restraint, leach, lessen, lower, mow, nip, pare, pare down expenses, poll, pollard, prohibit, prune, pull, pull in, purify, reap, recap, recapitulate, reduce, refine, rein, rein in, remove, restrain, retard, roll back, rub away, scale down, set back, shave, shear, shorten, simplify, slash, slow down, snub, step down, straiten, stunt, subduct, subtract, sum up, summarize, synopsize, take a reef, take away, take from, take in, telescope, thin, thin out, trim, truncate, tune down, wear away, weed, withdraw, withhold
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
retrench
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