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Retrenching :: Retrenching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retrenc.

Correct :: Correct (v. t.) To remove or retrench the faults or errors of; to amend; to set right; as, to correct the proof (that is, to mark upon the margin the changes to be made, or to make in the type the changes so marked)..

Retirade :: Retirade (n.) A kind of retrenchment, as in the body of a bastion, which may be disputed inch by inch after the defenses are dismantled. It usually consists of two faces which make a reentering angle..

Retrenchment :: Retrenchment (n.) The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in a writing..

Retrench :: Retrench (v. t.) To confine; to limit; to restrict.

Retrench :: Retrench (v. t.) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions..

Razee :: Razee (v. t.) To cut down to a less number of decks, and thus to an inferior rate or class, as a ship; hence, to prune or abridge by cutting off or retrenching parts; as, to razee a book, or an article..

Retrench :: Retrench (v. i.) To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed..

Bate :: Bate (v. i.) To remit or retrench a part; -- with of.

Retrench :: Retrench (v. t.) To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses..

Retrench :: Retrench (v. t.) To cut off; to pare away.

Retrenchment :: Retrenchment (n.) A work constructed within another, to prolong the defense of the position when the enemy has gained possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation..

Retrenched :: Retrenched (imp. & p. p.) of Retrenc.

Bate :: Bate (v. t.) To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to abate; to beat down; to lower..

Syncope :: Syncope (n.) An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or syllables from the middle of a word; as, ne'er for never, ev'ry for every..

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