shortens

Meaning

1. To make shorter; to abbreviate.
2. To become shorter.
3. To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).
4. To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.
5. To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen.
6. To take in the slack of (a rope).

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Sources

1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data