"shorten up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: shortens up [present, singular, third-person], shortening up [participle, present], shortened up [participle, past], shortened up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} shorten up (third-person singular simple present shortens up, present participle shortening up, simple past and past participle shortened up)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, informal) To make something shorter in height, briefer in duration or more close together. Tags: informal, intransitive, transitive
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