Verb: cut down kút dawn
- Make a reduction in, cut down on
"cut down your daily fat intake";
- reduce, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
- Cut with sweeping strokes; as with an axe or machete
"The workers cut down through the dense jungle vegetation";
- slash
- Cut with a blade or mower
"cut down the grass";
- mow
- Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
"cut down a tree";
- fell, drop, strike down
- Cause to come or go down
"The policeman cut down the heavily armed suspect";
- down [informal], knock down, push down, pull down
- (baseball) intercept (a player)
"The catcher cut down the runner at second base";
- cut out
- Criticize harshly or cruelly
"His colleagues cut him down during the meeting"
- Kill, murder or badly injure
"The gunman cut down three people"
Derived forms: cut down, cutting down, cuts down
See also: strike
Type of: arrest, check, contain, cut, decrease, hold back, lessen, minify, stop, strike, turn back