cut short (v.)
- abbreviate
- abridge
- abstract
- arrest
- block
- bob
- brake
- capsule
- capsulize
- check
- checkmate
- choke
- clip
- compress
- condense
- contract
- crop
- curtail
- cut
- dam
- dock
- dumbfound
- elide
- end
- epitomize
- finish
- foreshorten
- freeze
- gag
- halt
- hush
- kill
- mow
- muffle
- muzzle
- nip
- poll
- pollard
- prune
- quiet
- quieten
- reap
- recap
- recapitulate
- reduce
- retrench
- shave
- shear
- shorten
- shush
- silence
- slaughter
- snub
- soft-pedal
- squash
- squelch
- stalemate
- stall
- stay
- stem
- stifle
- still
- stop
- stunt
- summarize
- telescope
- throttle
- to
- trim
- truncate