削(けず)るto shave (wood or leather), to sharpen, to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off, to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.), to curtail, to cut down, to cross out, to reduce, to curtail, to remove, to erase, to delete

鉛筆(えんぴつ)削(けず)りで鉛筆(えんぴつ)の芯(しん)を削(けず)る。

To sharpen the pencil lead with a pencil sharpener. {to shave (wood or leather), to sharpen, to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off, to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.), to curtail, to cut down, to cross out, to reduce, to curtail, to remove, to erase, to delete}

節約(せつやく)のために社内(しゃない)の人材(じんざい)を削(けず)りました。

We shaved down on personnel within the company to save money. {to shave (wood or leather), to sharpen, to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off, to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.), to curtail, to cut down, to cross out, to reduce, to curtail, to remove, to erase, to delete}

先生(せんせい)：「文章(ぶんしょう)が長(なが)いので、少(すこ)し削(けず)りましょう。」

Teacher: 'The sentence is long, so let's trim it a bit.' {to shave (wood or leather), to sharpen, to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off, to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.), to curtail, to cut down, to cross out, to reduce, to curtail, to remove, to erase, to delete}

彼(かれ)はとても器用(きよう)だ。何(なに)しろナイフで鉛筆(えんぴつ)を綺麗(きれい)に削(けず)る事(こと)が出来(でき)る。

He is very skillful. After all, he can neatly sharpen a pencil with a knife. {to shave (wood or leather), to sharpen, to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off, to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.), to curtail, to cut down, to cross out, to reduce, to curtail, to remove, to erase, to delete}

こんなに一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)働(はたら)いたのにボーナスが削(けず)られると聞(き)き、黙(だま)ってはいられません。

Despite working so hard, I heard that my bonus is being cut, I can't stay silent. {to shave (wood or leather), to sharpen, to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off, to shave off (e.g. a budget, expenses, a salary, etc.), to curtail, to cut down, to cross out, to reduce, to curtail, to remove, to erase, to delete}