Function: transitive verb
Date: 1871
: to shorten by cutting : PRUNE
intransitive verb
1 : to interrupt the sequence of a plot (as of a movie) by introducing events prior to those last presented
2 : CUT DOWN < cut back on sugar>
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1871
: to shorten by cutting : PRUNE
intransitive verb
1 : to interrupt the sequence of a plot (as of a movie) by introducing events prior to those last presented
2 : CUT DOWN < cut back on sugar>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012