cut down meaning

Definition of cut down in English Dictionary

• VerbSGcuts downPRcutting down+-
  1. Used other than as an idiom: see cut,‎ down.
  2. (transitive) To bring down by cutting.
     1. They want to cut down several trees to make room for the parking lot.
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To insult, to belittle.
  4. (idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something.
     1. He wants to cut down on extra steps.
     2. Please don't put the candy jar right next to my desk. I'm trying to cut down on sugar.
  5. (idiomatic, dated) To slay, often in great numbers.
• More Examples
  1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
     • They want to cut down several trees to make room for the parking lot.
     • Well, it was a busy day and I was really cut down to size — in fact, once I was told to take a long walk on a short pier.
     • That man who is now stepping from the wet logs to the bow-guards of the Marion, how can he ever cut down a tree?

• Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
  1. Phrases
     • Phrasal verbs
       • Phrasal verbs with particle (down)
  2. Verbs
     • Verb forms
       • Participles
         • Past participles
       • Verb simple past forms
       • Verb forms using redundant wikisyntax
     • Phrasal verbs
       • Phrasal verbs with particle (down)
     • Transitive verbs

Other Vocabulary

1. en cutdown
2. en put down
3. en cuts down
4. en putdown
5. en put-down