'Retrench' definitions:
Definition of 'retrench'
From: WordNet
verb
Tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
verb
Make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"
Definition of 'Retrench'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Thy exuberant parts retrench. --Denham. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses. [1913 Webster]
- But this thy glory shall be soon retrenched. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To confine; to limit; to restrict. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- These figures, ought they then to receive a retrenched interpretation? --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Fort.) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To lesen; diminish; curtail; abridge. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Retrench'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'retrench'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abate,
- abbreviate,
- abrade,
- abridge,
- abstract,
- arrest,
- bate,
- bob,
- boil down,
- bridle,
- capsulize,
- check,
- clip,
- compress,
- condense,
- constrain,
- contain,
- contract,
- control,
- cool,
- cool off,
- crop,
- curb,
- curtail,
- curtail expenses,
- cut,
- cut back,
- cut corners,
- cut down,
- cut off short,
- cut short,
- damp,
- dampen,
- decelerate,
- decrease,
- deduct,
- deflate,
- depreciate,
- depress,
- derogate,
- detract,
- diminish,
- disparage,
- dock,
- dompt,
- downgrade,
- drain,
- eat away,
- elide,
- enjoin,
- epitomize,
- erode,
- extract,
- file away,
- foreshorten,
- govern,
- guard,
- hinder,
- hold,
- hold at bay,
- hold back,
- hold fast,
- hold in,
- hold in check,
- hold in leash,
- hold up,
- impair,
- inhibit,
- keep,
- keep back,
- keep from,
- keep in,
- keep in check,
- keep under control,
- lay under restraint,
- leach,
- lessen,
- lower,
- mow,
- nip,
- pare,
- pare down expenses,
- poll,
- pollard,
- prohibit,
- prune,
- pull,
- pull in,
- purify,
- reap,
- recap,
- recapitulate,
- reduce,
- refine,
- rein,
- rein in,
- remove,
- restrain,
- retard,
- roll back,
- rub away,
- scale down,
- set back,
- shave,
- shear,
- shorten,
- simplify,
- slash,
- slow down,
- snub,
- step down,
- straiten,
- stunt,
- subduct,
- subtract,
- sum up,
- summarize,
- synopsize,
- take a reef,
- take away,
- take from,
- take in,
- telescope,
- thin,
- thin out,
- trim,
- truncate,
- tune down,
- wear away,
- weed,
- withdraw,
- withhold