cut down
verb
cut down; cutting down; cuts down
1
a
: to strike down and kill or incapacitate
b
2
a
: to remodel by removing extras or unwanted furnishings and fittings
b
: to remake in a smaller size
: to reduce or curtail volume or activity
cut down on smoking
Examples of cut down in a Sentence
we need to cut down that dying tree
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Upon joining the Rays, Littell significantly cut down on his fastball usage and began to lean heavily on a split-finger.
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Eno Sarris, New York Times, 31 July 2025
For the Alabama hospital systems Infirmary and Ascension Alabama, and home health organizations Saad HealthCare and Amedisys Inc., being connected has cut down on hospital readmissions by 10%.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Now that number has been cut down to four, all run by GHF, Aitor Zabalgogeazkoa, an emergency coordinator with Doctors Without Borders in Gaza, told NPR last month.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 29 July 2025
With six laps to go, Larson had cut down his gap from Wallace to just three seconds when a yellow caution flag came out due to rain.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2025
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Eno Sarris, New York Times, 31 July 2025
For the Alabama hospital systems Infirmary and Ascension Alabama, and home health organizations Saad HealthCare and Amedisys Inc., being connected has cut down on hospital readmissions by 10%.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Now that number has been cut down to four, all run by GHF, Aitor Zabalgogeazkoa, an emergency coordinator with Doctors Without Borders in Gaza, told NPR last month.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 29 July 2025
With six laps to go, Larson had cut down his gap from Wallace to just three seconds when a yellow caution flag came out due to rain.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2025
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“Cut down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20down. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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cutdown
noun
cut·down
ˈkət-ˌdau̇n 
: incision of a superficial blood vessel (as a vein) to facilitate insertion of a catheter (as for administration of fluids)
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