cut down Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb cut down on; make a reduction in
    trim; cut; cut back; bring down; reduce; trim down; trim back.
    • reduce your daily fat intake
    • The employer wants to cut back health benefits
  2. verb cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
    slash.
  3. verb cause to come or go down
    down; knock down; push down; pull down.
    • The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect
    • The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet
  4. verb intercept (a player)
    cut out.
  5. verb cut with a blade or mower
    mow.
    • mow the grass
  6. verb cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
    drop; fell; strike down.
    • strike down a tree
    • Lightning struck down the hikers

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