The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TAKEUP , but the solution may also be CURTAIL which is one of the most recent solution (2007 in Newsday).
Make shorter crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TAKEUP | 50 % | 6 |
| CURTAIL | 50 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Make shorter
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shorten
- abridge
- condense
- compress
- pinched
- compression
- impact
- compressed
- compressible
- compressive
- compact
- constipation
Crossword Answer definitions
TAKEUP noun- The act of taking something up, by tightening, absorption, or reeling in.
- (machinery) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine or loom for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
- Acceptance (of a proposal, offer, request, etc.).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TAKEUP
- Begin an interest in
- Seize on
- Learn, as a hobby
- Start, as a new hobby
- Start, as a hobby
- Start to discuss
- Make shorter.
- Occupy (time).
- Become interested in.
- Begin to learn.