transitive. To dash, throw, or move violently. Obsolete except in technical use. †Also with forth, out, up. to lash off, to strike off.

transitive. To move (something) in some way suddenly or briskly; to take, put, pull, push, strike, cut, flourish, etc. with a sudden vigorous…

transitive. To make shorter, to diminish the length of, to abridge, curtail. With reference to linear measurement. †to shorten up: to contract…

With adverbs: To drive, force, or move sharply and suddenly off, out, up; †to cut off (some one's head). Also dialect to drive or ‘ferret’ out…

transitive. To make short or shorter; to shorten. To reduce the length of (a material object, a journey); to cut short. to short (a person) by the h…

transitive. To strike on the neck, esp. so as to stun or kill; to behead; to kill by pulling or wringing the neck of (an animal). Also figurative…