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retrenching

 
Verb retrench has 2 senses
  1. retrench - tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
    --1 is one way to
    conserve, husband, economize, economise
    Derived form: noun retrenchment2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  2. retrench - make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"
    --2 is one way to
    reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
    Derived form: noun retrenchment2
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
retreating retrechment retreiate retreive retreived retreiver retrench retrenched retrenching retrenchment retrends retrial retribtion retribute retribution retribution retributions

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