TELESCOPE

• (noun) a magnifier of images of distant objects

  synonyms : scope

• (verb) make smaller or shorter

  "the novel was telescoped into a short play"

• (verb) crush together or collapse

  "In the accident, the cars telescoped", "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack"

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