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retrenching retrenching definition

retrenching


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  retrench 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  retrench 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  retrench 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  retrench 
 
  2  senses  of  retrench 
 
  Sense  1 
  retrench 
  =>  conserve,  husband,  economize,  economise 
 
  Sense  2 
  retrench 
  =>  reduce,  cut  down  cut  back  trim,  trim  down  trim  back  cut,  bring  down 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  retrench 
 
  retrench  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  retrench 
 
  Sense  1 
  retrench 
  =>  conserve,  husband,  economize,  economise 
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  Sense  2 
  retrench 
  =>  reduce,  cut  down  cut  back  trim,  trim  down  trim  back  cut,  bring  down 
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  Overview  of  verb  retrench 
 
  The  verb  retrench  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  retrench  --  (tighten  one's  belt;  use  resources  carefully) 
  2.  retrench  --  (make  a  reduction,  as  in  one's  workforce;  "The  company  had  to  retrench") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  retrench 
 
  The  verb  retrench  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  retrench  --  (tighten  one's  belt;  use  resources  carefully) 
  2.  retrench  --  (make  a  reduction,  as  in  one's  workforce;  "The  company  had  to  retrench") 



retrenching definition