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trim back

v. cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, cut, bring down]

Usage examples of "trim back".

Except that we had better road stock than jackasses, and the wagons and gear and costumes were all in good condition and sparkling trim back then.

In the years he'd live on the property, in a nickel-colored Cruisercraft trailer on cinderblocks amid the orchard, he was never to trim back the wild lilac trees or haul the debris of the house.

They didn't take anything out when they closed the system up, so it just needs the trim back around the holes.

He pulled the covers away to admire the curves of Tess's naked bottom and trim back.

He hesitated, watching the girl's trim back swaying in the half-light of the moon.