cut back vs deflate

deflate vs cut back

cut back and deflate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cut back	No	No	Yes	No
deflate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, deflate is a hyponym of cut back; that is, deflate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cut back:

cut back: cut down on; make a reduction in
deflate: reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices

Other hyponyms of cut back include shorten, spill, quench, retrench, slash, thin out, thin, detract, take away, inflate, downsize, subtract, knock off, shave.

cut back (verb)	deflate (verb)
place restrictions on	become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air
cut down on; make a reduction in	reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of	produce deflation in
return in time	reduce or lessen the size or importance of
	release contained air or gas from
	collapse by releasing contained air or gas

Difference between cut back and deflate

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