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Definition: Meaning of, cut down in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kʌt daʊn /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
cut down cut down cut down
Present Participle Third Person Singular
cutting down cuts down
  1. [intransitive/transitive] cut down something to reduce an amount of something
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  2. cut down or cut back [intransitive/transitive] to start doing less of something, especially because it is bad for your health
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  3. [transitive] to make something such as a speech or piece of writing shorter
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  4. [transitive] to cut through the trunk of a tree in order to make it fall to the ground
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  5. [transitive] [often passive] literary if a weapon, bullet, or illness cuts someone down, it kills or injures them
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  6. cut someone down to size to make someone accept that they are not as important or impressive as they believe they are
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