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Verb cut down has 6 senses
- reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
--1 is one way to decrease, lessen, minify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- slash, cut down - cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
--2 is one way to cut
Sample sentence:
They cut down the trees
- down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down - 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"
--3 is one way to strike
Sample sentence:
The fighter managed to cut down his opponent
- cut down, cut out - intercept (a player)
--4 is one way to check, turn back, arrest, stop, contain, hold back
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- mow, cut down - cut with a blade or mower; "mow the grass"
--5 is one way to cut
Sample sentence:
They cut down rye in the field
- fell, drop, strike down, cut down - cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"
--6 is one way to cut
Sample sentence:
They cut down the trees
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