shorten up (English, verb)
expansion: shorten up (third-person singular simple present shortens up, present participle shortening up, simple past and past participle shortened up)
Senses:
glosses: To make something shorter in height, briefer in duration or more close together.
tags: informal
intransitive
transitive
Forms:
form: shortens up
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: shortening up
tags: participle
present
form: shortened up
tags: participle
past
form: shortened up
tags: past