retacear — meaning in English

English meaning

• chop noun A cut of meat, often including part of a rib bone.
• crop noun A plant grown and harvested for food, feed, or other economic use.
• skimp verb To spend or use less of something than is really needed, to save money or effort.

Senses

retacear is used for these senses in English:

• chop (transitive) To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.
• crop (transitive) To remove the outer parts of a photograph or other image, typically in order to frame the subject better.
• cut corners (idiomatic) To do a less-than-thorough or incomplete job; to do something poorly; to take inappropriate shortcuts.
• skimp (intransitive) To save; to be parsimonious or stingy.

chop — full definition

1. noun A cut of meat, often including part of a rib bone.
2. noun A short, sharp strike, especially with the side of the hand or with a blade.
3. noun Rough, choppy waves on the water, usually caused by wind.
4. verb To cut something into pieces with quick, forceful strokes.
5. noun Informal: dismissal from a job ("the chop").

crop — full definition

1. noun A plant grown and harvested for food, feed, or other economic use.
2. noun A short whip used in horse riding.
3. verb To trim or cut something short, or to remove the outer edges of a photograph.

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