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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At the same time, the world’s largest biomass company, Drax, is cutting down trees across North America with a promise to sell them as a replacement for fossil fuels.
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Tom Brown, Wired News, 14 June 2025
This cuts down on frustration at checkout, reduces cart abandonment and builds trust.
—Uttam Kumar, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Morris says the trees that will likely be cut down for this development might not seem like a big number.
—Bellamy Pailthorp, NPR, 11 June 2025
Shares slid more than 4% on Wednesday after Bloomberg reported that the U.S. Air Force cut down its Congressional request for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 aircrafts.
—Lisa Kailai Han,pia Singh,sean Conlon, CNBC, 11 June 2025
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Tom Brown, Wired News, 14 June 2025
This cuts down on frustration at checkout, reduces cart abandonment and builds trust.
—Uttam Kumar, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Morris says the trees that will likely be cut down for this development might not seem like a big number.
—Bellamy Pailthorp, NPR, 11 June 2025
Shares slid more than 4% on Wednesday after Bloomberg reported that the U.S. Air Force cut down its Congressional request for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 aircrafts.
—Lisa Kailai Han,pia Singh,sean Conlon, CNBC, 11 June 2025
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“Cut down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20down. Accessed 17 Jun. 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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