trim back vs take away

trim back and take away both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trim back	No	No	Yes	No
take away	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take away is a hyponym of trim back; that is, take away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trim back:

trim back (verb)	take away (verb)
cut down on; make a reduction in	take out or remove
	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
	get rid of something abstract
	take away a part from; diminish
	buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
	remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
	take from a person or place