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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Kincaid’s will stick to junior burgers at Colonial to cut down on grilling time, Gentry wrote.
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
The locations are a linchpin in the company’s crusade to offer as many products as possible, all while cutting down delivery times and costs.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026
That’s because the Fullams had been on a budget, seeking ways to cut down construction costs.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 Apr. 2026
Though the third installment of the fest has been cut down from 11 days to six, the amount of talent jammed into that week doesn’t appear to have slimmed down much at all.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
The locations are a linchpin in the company’s crusade to offer as many products as possible, all while cutting down delivery times and costs.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026
That’s because the Fullams had been on a budget, seeking ways to cut down construction costs.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 30 Apr. 2026
Though the third installment of the fest has been cut down from 11 days to six, the amount of talent jammed into that week doesn’t appear to have slimmed down much at all.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 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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