cut back

Verb

• place restrictions on
  • curtail drinking in school
    

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
  • dress the plants in the garden
    

• cut down on; make a reduction in
  • reduce your daily fat intake
    
  • The employer wants to cut back health benefits
    

• return in time
  • the film cut back to an earlier event in the story
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  restrict , curtail , curb , snip , clip , crop , trim , lop , dress , prune , reduce , cut down , trim down , trim back , cut , bring down , flash back