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To cut or trim down

To cut off or remove excess material from, especially a tree or shrub

To reduce in quantity, degree or level

To shorten or condense a piece of writing

To make neat or tidy by pruning or trimming

To prepare a summary of something

To make or shape by cutting a hard material such as wood

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Verb

To cut or trim down

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“Jose and El Guapo would prune the hedges of many small villages together.”

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To cut off or remove excess material from, especially a tree or shrub

axe^UK

ax^US

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“When trees are planted at an advanced season in the spring of the year, it will be necessary to prune the tops.”

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To reduce in quantity, degree or level

ax^US

axe^UK

make cutbacks in

make reductions in

keep to a minimum

keep at a minimum

make economies in

reduce wastage in

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“The coalition will be working very hard over the next few months to prune expenditure so as to curb this tax rise.”

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To shorten or condense a piece of writing

cut to the bone

put in a nutshell

axe^UK

ax^US

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“Helpful suggestions from the readers helped me to prune the essay to a more manageable size.”

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To make neat or tidy by pruning or trimming

“She lay down on the bed and began in her mind to weed and prune her garden, one bed at a time, forcing herself to visualize each plant in turn in vivid detail.”

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To prepare a summary of something

put in a nutshell

give an outline of

give a rundown of

give a summary of

make a summary of

get to the meat

give an abstract of

give a precis of

give a synopsis of

give main points

give the main points of

give the gist of

give a digest of

characterize^US

characterise^UK

give a thumbnail sketch of

make a outline of

make a résumé of

write a summary of

make a long story short

put in words of one syllable

make an outline of

give a rough idea of

give a quick rundown on

give a rough idea

give a summing-up

review the evidence

summarize the argument

summarize the evidence

give an account of

write an article about

get the measure of

run through again

go over same ground

go the same round

give a brief idea of

give an precis of

give a resume of

go through the main points of

give a résumé of

make cutbacks in

axe^UK

ax^US

make reductions in

cut to the bone

take the edge off

put the brakes on

put a restriction on

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To make or shape by cutting a hard material such as wood

strategize about

cobble together

beat into shape

make arrangements

make a drawing of

lay the foundations of

industrialize^US

industrialise^UK

bring into existence

give structure to

draw up a layout of

draw up a plan of

make a representation of

lay in provisions

make a diagram of

have its origin in

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