cut down

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• verb Used other than as an idiom: see cut,‎ down.
• verb transitive To bring down by cutting.
• verb idiomatic, transitive To insult, to belittle.
• verb idiomatic To reduce the amount of something.
• verb idiomatic, dated To slay, often in great numbers.

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• verb cut down on; make a reduction in
• verb cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
• verb cut with a blade or mower
• verb intercept (a player)
• verb cause to come or go down
• verb cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow