Shorten vs Cutback - What's the difference?

shorten | cutback |

As a verb shorten

is to make shorter; to abbreviate.

As a noun cutback is

a reduction in an existing program of some sort.

shorten

English

Verb

(en verb)

To make shorter; to abbreviate.

* 1877 , (Anna Sewell), (Black Beauty) Chapter 22[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Black_Beauty/22]

York came round to our heads and shortened the rein himself, one hole I think; every little makes a difference, be it for better or worse, and that day we had a steep hill to go up.

To become shorter.

To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).

* Dryden

Spoiled of his nose, and shortened of his ears.

To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.

To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen.

to shorten an allowance of food

* Dryden

Here, where the subject is so fruitful, I am shortened by my chain.

(nautical) To take in the slack of (a rope).

(nautical) To reduce (sail) by taking it in.

Synonyms

* See also .

Antonyms

* lengthen

Anagrams

* * English ergative verbs

cutback

English

Noun

(en noun)

A reduction in an existing program of some sort.

(surfing) Maneuver where the surfer turns and surfs back towards where the wave is breaking.

(roofing) Solvent-thinned bitumen used in cold process roofing adhesives, cements and coatings.

(soccer) An offensive pass played into a position further from the attacking goal line.

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, year=2011 , date=January 29 , author=Ian Hughes , title=Southampton 1 - 2 Man Utd , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Lee Barnard swung at Chaplow's cutback and missed completely and then was just too far away to connect with Harding's flashing ball across the face of goal. }}