cut down

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cut down

verb cuts down · cutting down · cut down

intransitive, literally To cut downward.
literally, transitive To adulterate a drug. We need to cut the cocaine down.
transitive To bring down by cutting. They want to cut down several trees to make room for the parking lot.
idiomatic, transitive To insult, to belittle.
idiomatic To reduce the amount of something. He wants to cut down on extra steps.
dated, idiomatic To slay, often in great numbers. I will cut you down where you stand.
intransitive, slang, transitive To shoot a gun; to shoot (someone or many people), usually to kill them.
slang, transitive To challenge (someone); to prove superiority to (someone).

adjective more cut down · most cut down

Having been cut down; reduced in strength or power.

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verb bring down a tree

Español	talar
中文	砍倒 kǎndǎo
Français	abattre
Deutsch	fällen
Русский	срубать srubatʹ, спиливать spilivatʹ
עברית	כָּרַת karát, חָטַב ẖatáv

verb insult, belittle

Español	bajarle los humos
Русский	умалять umaljatʹ, принижать prinižatʹ

verb reduce the amount of something

Português	reduzir
Français	réduire, diminuer
Deutsch	kürzen, einschränken
Русский	сокраща́ть sokraščátʹ, снижа́ть snižátʹ, уменьша́ть umenʹšátʹ

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@misc{cut_down_2026,
  title = {cut down},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cut%20down},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}