Cut
Cut verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.
Usage example: when you cut the pad, make it a little smaller than the carpet
Elongate
Elongate verb - To make longer.
Usage example: in his paintings the artist elongated the bodies of angels to give them a spiritual quality
Common collocations
Cite this Source
Elongate and Cut. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/elongate
Cut & Elongate. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/elongate>.
Elongate or Cut. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut/elongate.
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