'cut down' definitions:

Definition of 'cut down'

(from WordNet)
verb
Cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" [syn: reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down]
verb
Cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete [syn: slash, cut down]
verb
Cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet" [syn: down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down]
verb
Intercept (a player) [syn: cut down, cut out]
verb
Cut with a blade or mower; "mow the grass" [syn: mow, cut down]
verb
Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" [syn: fell, drop, strike down, cut down]

Synonyms of 'cut down'

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