make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

make short or shorter

become short or shorter

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

cut short

cut short in duration

shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another

with parts removed

any agent that shortens

fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

act of decreasing in length