 cut_down |
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| 1. | [ verb ] cut down on; make a reduction in | |
| Synonyms: | reduce cut cut_back trim_down trim bring_down trim_back | |
| Examples: | "reduce your daily fat intake" "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" |
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| Related terms: | decrease shorten slash take_away thin_out shave quench deflate retrench inflate cut thin cut trim | |
| 2. | [ verb ] cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete | |
| Synonyms: | slash | |
| Related terms: | cut slash | |
| 3. | [ verb ] cause to come or go down | |
| Synonyms: | knock_down push_down pull_down down | |
| Examples: | "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect" "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet" |
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| Related terms: | strike submarine sedative | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (baseball) intercept (a player), in baseball | |
| Synonyms: | cut_out | |
| Related terms: | check baseball | |
| 5. | [ verb ] cut with a blade or mower | |
| Synonyms: | mow | |
| Examples: | "mow the grass" |
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| Related terms: | cut scythe hayloft | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] cut down | |
| Synonyms: | down cut | |
| Examples: | "the tree is down" |
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| Related terms: | felled | |
| 7. | [ verb ] cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow | |
| Synonyms: | fell drop strike_down | |
| Examples: | "strike down a tree" "Lightning struck down the hikers" |
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| Related terms: | cut chop_down log cut poleax descend | |
| Similar spelling: |
cut_in |
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