cut back Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb return in time
   flash back.
   
   • the film cut back to an earlier event in the story
2. verb cut down on; make a reduction in
   trim; cut; bring down; reduce; cut down; trim down; trim back.
   
   • reduce your daily fat intake
   • The employer wants to cut back health benefits
3. verb cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
   trim; prune; clip; crop; snip; lop; dress.
   
   • dress the plants in the garden
4. verb place restrictions on
   restrict; curtail; curb.
   
   • curtail drinking in school

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