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
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Examples of cut down in a Sentence
we need to cut down that dying tree
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Keaton Coe then flied out to right fielder Donovan Vendel, who cut down a runner at the plate.
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Dave Wright, Twin Cities, 11 June 2026
The initiatives will cut down on the office vacancy rate, breathe new life into the streets seven days a week, attract more stores and restaurants, and make the area even more appealing to office users, Purewal said.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
In 1906, du Pont purchased the property after learning its historic trees were in danger of being cut down for lumber.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 10 June 2026
The Warriors fired in the relay and cut down Chester Bouchard at the plate to limit the damage and end the frame.
—Tim Crowley, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
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Dave Wright, Twin Cities, 11 June 2026
The initiatives will cut down on the office vacancy rate, breathe new life into the streets seven days a week, attract more stores and restaurants, and make the area even more appealing to office users, Purewal said.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
In 1906, du Pont purchased the property after learning its historic trees were in danger of being cut down for lumber.
—Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 10 June 2026
The Warriors fired in the relay and cut down Chester Bouchard at the plate to limit the damage and end the frame.
—Tim Crowley, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
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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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