Definitions for cut down
cut down

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring downverb

   cut down on; make a reduction in

   "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

2. slash, cut downverb

   cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

3. down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull downverb

   cause to come or go down

   "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"

4. cut down, cut outverb

   intercept (a player)

5. mow, cut downverb

   cut with a blade or mower

   "mow the grass"

6. fell, drop, strike down, cut downverb

   cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

   "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cut downverb

   To bring down by cutting.

2. cut downverb

   To insult, to belittle.

3. cut downverb

   To reduce the amount of something.

Matched Categories

1. • Baseball
   • Cut
   • Decrease
   • Stop
   • Strike

How to pronounce cut down?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say cut down in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cut down in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cut down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of cut down in a Sentence

1. Jessica Collins:

   USCIS has made a series of reforms designed to protect U.S. workers, increase our confidence in the eligibility of those who receive benefits, cut down on frivolous petitions, and improve the integrity and efficiency of the immigration petition process.

2. Group Chief Executive Jeffrey Hwang:

   The supply chain in electronics and semiconductors is really long, so one way or another you touch China, china is a big supply chain that has served the world really well, so companies will not stop going to China entirely but probably they will cut down on dependence on China alone.

3. Producer Bianca Balbuena:

   The Berlinale gave us the freedom, they didn't ask us to cut down the length of the film.

4. Christopher Symonds:

   If life gives you lemons you cut down the tree.

5. Violet Makoto:

   We estimate that 36 hectares have been cut down this year alone.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cut down
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cut_Down