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shorten down

shorten down verb: synonym of shorten up.

Verb

shorten down (third-person singular simple present shortens down, present participle shortening down, simple past and past participle shortened down)

  1. Synonym of shorten up.
    Synonyms:
    shorten up

Synonyms of shorten down

Forms of shorten down

third-person singular presentshortens down
present participleshortening down
past participleshortened down
pastshortened down

Questions about shorten down

What does shorten down mean?
Shorten down means synonym of shorten up.
What part of speech is shorten down?
Shorten down is a verb.
What is the past tense of shorten down?
The past tense of shorten down is shortened down.

Words near shorten down in the dictionary

  1. shorted down
  2. shorted out
  3. Shortell
  4. Shortells
  5. shorten
  6. shorten down
  7. shorten up
  8. shortenable
  9. shortened
  10. shortened down
  11. shortened up

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