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Shorten
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(shortens, shortening, shortened) 1. If you shorten an event or the length of time that something lasts, or if it shortens, it does not last as long as it would otherwise do or as it used to do. Smoking can shorten your life... When the days shorten in winter some people suffer depression. ? lengthen VERB: V n, V 2. If you shorten an object or if it shortens, it becomes smaller in length. Her father paid ?1,000 for an operation to shorten her nose... As they shorten, cells become more prone to disease and death. ? lengthen VERB: V n, V 3. If you shorten a name or other word, you change it by removing some of the letters. Originally called Lili, she eventually shortened her name to Lee. VERB: V n 4. to shorten the odds: see odds
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1.
verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to reduce the length or duration of b. to cause to seem short 2. a. to reduce in power or efficiency is my hand ~ed, that it cannot redeem — Isaiah 50:2 (Revised Standard Version) b. obsolete to deprive of effect 3. to add fat to (as pastry dough) in order to make tender and flaky intransitive verb to become short or shorter • ~er noun Synonyms: ~, curtail, abbreviate, abridge, retrench mean to reduce in extent. ~ implies reduction in length or duration ~ a speech. curtail adds an implication of cutting that in some way deprives of completeness or adequacy ceremonies curtailed because of rain. abbreviate implies a making shorter usually by omitting some part using an abbreviated title. abridge implies a reduction in compass or scope with retention of essential elements and a relative completeness in the result the abridged version of the novel. retrench suggests a reduction in extent or costs of something felt to be excessive declining business forced the company to retrench. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
v. 1 intr. & tr. become or make shorter or short; curtail. 2 tr. Naut. reduce the amount of (sail spread). 3 intr. & tr. (with reference to gambling odds, prices, etc.) become or make shorter; decrease. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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5.
1. укорачивать, сокращать to shorten a rope —- укорачивать веревку to shorten working time —- сократить рабочий день to shorten one's arm —- согнуть руку to shorten hair by clipping it —- подстричь волосы to shorten the hours of waiting by conversation —- коротать часы ожидания за беседой his life was shortened by troubles —- заботы сократили его жизнь to shorten a rein —- спорт. взять строже повод 2. укорачивать, сокращаться the days are rapidly shortening —- дни быстро убывают a metallic rod shortens by cold —- металлический прут сжимается от холода a wet rope shortens —- влажная веревка садится 3. урезывать, уменьшать, сокращать to shorten a ration —- уменьшать паек to shorten sail(s) —- мор. профес. убавлять парусов 4. добавлять в тесто жир для рассыпчатости 5. одевать (ребенка) в короткие платья; перестать пеленать 6. редк. не удаваться, не оправдываться Id: to shorten the arm of smb. —- ограничивать чью-либо власть; укоротить руки кому-либо ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) укорачивать(ся), сокращать(ся) 2) добавлять к тесту жир для рассыпчатости Syn: abbreviate, abridge, curtail, cut Ant: enlarge, extend ...Англо-русский словарь
7.
~ v to become shorter or make something shorter (The days are shortening now. | shorten sth) (They're talking about shortening the working week.) (- opposite lengthen) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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