Cut short Crossword Clue

• (verb)
  1. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
  2. sever or remove by pinching or snipping
• (noun)
  1. a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)
  2. the act of clipping or snipping

• CUT (noun)
  1. the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
  2. the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
• CUT (verb)
  1. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
  2. cut down on; make a reduction in
• CUT (adjective)
  1. made neat and tidy by trimming
  2. (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
• SHORT (adjective)
  1. of insufficient quantity to meet a need
  2. marked by rude or peremptory shortness
• SHORT (verb)
  1. cheat someone by not returning him enough money
  2. create a short circuit in
• SHORT (adverb)
  1. at a disadvantage
  2. quickly and without warning
• SHORT (noun)
  1. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
  2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

• SHEAR
  (5 letters)
• CROP
  (4 letters)
• CURTAILED
  (9 letters)
• MOW
  (3 letters)
• STOP
  (4 letters)
• ABBREVIATED
  (11 letters)
• CLIP
  (4 letters)
• TRUNCATE
  (8 letters)
• NIP
  (3 letters)
• PUTANENDTO
  (10 letters)

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
NIPS