shortening

US /ˈʃɔːrt.nɪŋ/
UK /ˈʃɔːrt.nɪŋ/
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1.

fat (such as butter, lard, or vegetable oil) used to make pastry or bread crisp and flaky

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Add a tablespoon of shortening to the flour mixture.
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The pie crust was made with vegetable shortening.
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lardbuttermargarinefatgrease
2.

the action or process of making something shorter

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The shortening of the school day was met with mixed reactions.
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The shortening of the skirt made it more fashionable.
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abbreviationtruncationcondensationcurtailmentreduction