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retrench |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Retrench \Re*trench"\, v. i. To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Retrench \Re*trench"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrenched}; p. pr & vb n. {Retrenching}.] [OF. retrenchier F. retrancher pref. re- re- + OF trenchier, F. trancher, to cut. See {Trench}.] 1. To cut off to pare away Thy exuberant parts retrench. --Denham. 2. To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as to retrench superfluities or expenses. But this thy glory shall be soon retrenched. --Milton. 3. To confine; to limit; to restrict. --Addison. These figures, ought they then to receive a retrenched interpretation? --I. Taylor. 4. (Fort.) To furnish with a retrenchment; as to retrench bastions. Syn: To lesen; diminish; curtail; abridge. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: retrench v 1: tighten one's belt; use resources carefully 2: make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"
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