1. (verb)cut back, flash back return in time "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"
2. (verb)reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down cut down on; make a reduction in "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
3. (verb)snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of "dress the plants in the garden"
4. (verb)restrict, curtail, curb, cut back place restrictions on "curtail drinking in school"