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Definition of Cut down

1. Verb. Cut down on; make a reduction in. "They will cut down the duet"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

2. Verb. Cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete. "They cut down the trees"

3. Verb. Cause to come or go down. "The fighter managed to cut down his opponent"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"

4. Verb. Intercept (a player).

5. Verb. Cut with a blade or mower. "They cut down rye in the field"; "Mow the grass"

6. Verb. Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow. "They cut down the trees"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

Definition of Cut down

1. Verb. (&lit cut down) ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To bring down by cutting. ¹

3. Verb. (idiomatic transitive) To insult, to belittle. ¹

4. Verb. (idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cut Down

cut a swath cut a swathe cut a wide swath cut a wide swathe cut across cut and cover cut and dried cut and paste cut and run cut away

cut back cut bait cut both ways cut capers cut corners cut down cut fastball cut from the same cloth cut in cut into

cut it cut it close cut it fine cut like a knife cut line cut loose cut no ice cut of beef

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