cut back

v 1: return in time; of films or stories [syn: {flash back}]

2: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat

intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

[syn: {reduce}, {cut down}, {trim}, {trim down}, {trim

back}, {cut}, {bring down}]

3: cut back the growth of, of bushes and trees [syn: {snip}, {clip},

{crop}, {trim}, {lop}, {dress}, {prune}]

4: place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" [syn: {restrict},

{curtail}, {curb}]