shortening

/SH AO1 R T AH0 N IH0 NG/

verb

1
To make shorter; to abbreviate.
2
To become shorter.
3
To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of).
4
To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, etc.
5
To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen.
“to shorten an allowance of food”
6
To take in the slack of (a rope).
7
To reduce (sail) by taking it in.

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noun

1
Fat that is solid at room temperature, such as margarine or lard (not usually used of butter), used to make shortcrust pastry.
2
Verbal noun of shorten - a reduction in length.

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