| curtail definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | to cut short | 105 sets |
| 2 | to cut short or reduce | 78 sets |
| 3 | cut short | 76 sets |
| 4 | shorten; reduce | 72 sets |
| 5 | to shorten | 56 sets |
| 6 | to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce | 32 sets |
| 7 | to cut down, reduce | 21 sets |
| 8 | shorten | 18 sets |
| 9 | (v.) to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce | 17 sets |
| 10 | to shorten or reduce | 15 sets |
| 11 | v. to cut short or reduce | 15 sets |
| 12 | reduce | 15 sets |
| 13 | to cut off or cut short. | 14 sets |
| 14 | to shorten; to cut short | 14 sets |
| 15 | to cut short or reduce. | 14 sets |
| 16 | to lessen, reduce | 14 sets |
| 17 | to shorten; to cut short ... | 14 sets |
| 18 | shorten, reduce, lessen | 13 sets |
| 19 | terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent | 12 sets |
| 20 | v. to cut short, abbreviate | 12 sets |
| 21 | to cut off or cut short | 11 sets |
| 22 | make shorter then was planned | 10 sets |
| 23 | to truncate or abridge; to lessen, usually by cutting away from | 10 sets |
| 24 | to make less | 8 sets |
| 25 | place restrictions on | 8 sets |
| 26 | shorten, reduce | 8 sets |
| 27 | v. to cut off or cut short. | 8 sets |
| 28 | v. shorten; reduce | 8 sets |
| 29 | (v.) to lessen, reduce (since losing his job, he had to curtail his spending | 7 sets |
| 30 | (v) to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce | 7 sets |
| 31 | to cut short; abbreviate | 7 sets |
| 32 | to cut short, halt | 7 sets |
| 33 | (v.) to lessen, reduce (since losing his job, he had to ___ his spending. | 7 sets |
| 34 | to shorten; to reduce | 6 sets |
| 35 | to cut short, abbreviate | 6 sets |
| 36 | to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish | 6 sets |
| 37 | limit, abbreviate, abridge, contract | 5 sets |
| 38 | to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected | 5 sets |
| 39 | (v.) to lessen, reduce (since losing his job, he had to curtail his spending.) | 5 sets |
| 40 | to reduce | 5 sets |