transitive. To make shorter, to diminish the length of, to abridge, curtail. To diminish in working length; to tighten (a rein), in quot. figurative…
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| 释义 | the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > longitudinal extent > shortness > make short(er) [verb (transitive)] > in working length (2) shorten1597 transitive. To make shorter, to diminish the length of, to abridge, curtail. To diminish in working length; to tighten (a rein), in quot. figurative… to take up1818 transitive. To make (a further hole) in order to shorten a strap; to tighten a belt or strap by (a hole or notch). |
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