verb🔗ShareTo make shorter; to abbreviate."The teacher asked us to shorten our essays to one page. "languagegrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become shorter."The days will shorten as we move into winter. "timelanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make deficient (as to); to deprive (of)."The illness shortened the student's time to prepare for the exam. "actionwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc."The chef shortened the pastry dough with cold butter, making it flaky and delicious. "foodchemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen."to shorten an allowance of food"amountactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take in the slack of (a rope)."The sailor shortened the rope to secure the boat to the dock. "nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo reduce (sail) by taking it in."The sailors shorten the sail when the wind gets too strong. "nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
