1. (

• snip ,
• clip ,
• crop ,
• trim ,
• lop ,
• dress ,
• prune ,
• cut_back

) cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden" ;

2. (

• cut ,
• prune ,
• rationalize ,
• rationalise

) weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" ;