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• n  fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
• n  act of decreasing in length
  the dress needs shortening
• v  make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
• v  reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
• v  make short or shorter
• v  become short or shorter
• v  edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

• STRICTLY AVOID margarine, vegetable shortening and all products listing them as ingredients.
• Absent career-shortening injury, she should be able to continue dancing for many years.
• Because the stimulus is primarily funneling money to the poor, Obama isn't getting much credit for shortening the recession.

• shorten
• abridge
• foreshorten
• abbreviate
• cut
• contract
• reduce
• bowdlerize
• bowdlerise
• expurgate
• castrate

• lengthen
• expand

News & Articles

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• Growing appeal for 10-year loans
  A move to shortening of mortgage terms appears to be accelerating.
  June 13, 2013 - Miami Herald
• Bonnaroo starts o…
  Florida is second in the nation in foreclosures. Last week the governor signed a bill making it quicker for banks to foreclose, shortening the length of time a homeowner has to fight the bank.
  June 13, 2013 - WJXT Jacksonville
• Minneapolis voting: More poll workers, better voter education planned
  City elections officials want to make this fall's election go more smoothly than in past years. Plans focus on shortening wait times at Minneapolis polling places, increasing voter education efforts and reducing the amount of time it will take to count the cast ballots.
  June 13, 2013 - Minnesota Public Radio

Quotes

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• Bud Selig in Forbes
  Delaying the testing had the positive effect of keeping players at risk longer,Selig wrote. "The predictability created by the ever-shortening testing window was, therefore, inevitable."
• Rick Adelman in ESPN
  I told them [Monday] they have a double whammy going,Adelman said. "Not only do you have a chance to do something remarkable and get this streak going and keep it going, but also, every time you win, you keep shortening the season and you...
• Deena Kastor in International Herald Tribune
  I was already kind of succumbing to second place,Kastor said. "The gap started shortening a bit; that kind of fueled my fire. It was really the second half of the last lap that I thought I could win this race."