"make the road shorter" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: makes the road shorter [present, singular, third-person], making the road shorter [participle, present], made the road shorter [participle, past], made the road shorter [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> the road shorter}} make the road shorter (third-person singular simple present makes the road shorter, present participle making the road shorter, simple past and past participle made the road shorter)
  1. (Ireland, colloquial) To get going; to make a start on one's journey. Tags: Ireland, colloquial
    Sense id: en-make_the_road_shorter-en-verb-9X5fDHTr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English

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