Meaning of curtail in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• A scroll termination, as of a step, etc.

verb

• To cut short the tail of an animal

  Example: Curtailing horses procured long horse-hair.

• To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.

  Example: When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech.

• To limit or restrict, keep in check.