Bob
Bob verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.
Usage example: bobbed her waist-length hair herself on her 18th birthday
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Cut back
Cut back verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.
Usage example: we need to cut back the bushes a bit so that the house number is visible from the street
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Both terms in one sentence
- Bart and Lisa from teamed up with Sideshow Bob in "Brother From Another Series" to stop Bob's brother, Cecil, from blowing up the Springfield Dam to destroy the evidence that he cut back on construction to embezzle funds.
Source: Enemy Mine / Western Animation
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