English > shortening: 2 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | Act of decreasing in length. |
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| Example | "the dress needs shortening" |
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| Narrower | abbreviation | shortening something by omitting parts of it |
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| contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contraction | (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) |
| cut, cutting, cutting off | The act of shortening something by chopping off the ends |
| truncation | The act of cutting short |
| Broader | decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down | The act of decreasing or reducing something |
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| Spanish | abreviación, abreviatura, acortamiento |
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| Catalan | abreviatura, escurçada, escurçament |
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| Verbs | shorten | make short or shorter |
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