Curtailing

verb

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.verbTo cut short the tail of an animal

"Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair."

2.verbTo shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.

"When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech."

3.verbTo limit or restrict, keep in check.

4.nounA cutting short; truncation.

The Daily Word NerdA new word, a puzzle, and a fun fact — free in your inbox every morning.

Free forever · unsubscribe anytime · all 14 newsletters

That email did not go through — please check it and try again.