Having one part relatively shorter than another or than the ordinary type.
To make shorter; to shorten (in time); to abridge; to shorten by ending sooner than planned.
To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
To reduce a word or phrase by means of contraction or omission to a shorter recognizable form.
To cause to swell.
To extend or expand, as from internal pressure; to swell
To cause gravidity.