cut back vs top

top vs cut back

cut back is not a noun while top is a noun.

cut back is not an adjective while top is an adjective.

cut back and top both are verbs.

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

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

cut back: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
top: cut the top off

Other hyponyms of cut back include shear, poll, pollard, pinch, disbud.

cut back (noun)	top (noun)
	a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips
	covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
	a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
	a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
	platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
	the greatest possible intensity
	the highest or uppermost side of anything
	the upper part of anything
	the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
	the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
	the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat

cut back (adjective)	top (adjective)
	situated at the top or highest position

cut back (verb)	top (verb)
place restrictions on	be the culminating event
cut down on; make a reduction in	finish up or conclude
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of	cut the top off
return in time	strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
	pass by, over, or under without making contact
	reach or ascend the top of
	provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)
	be superior or better than some standard
	be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point
	be ahead of others; be the first

Difference between cut back and top

Words related to "top"

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