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cut down

verb

Definition of cut down

transitive verb
1a : to strike down and kill or incapacitateb : knock down
2a : to remodel by removing extras or unwanted furnishings and fittingsb : to remake in a smaller size
intransitive verb
: to reduce or curtail volume or activity cut down on smoking

cut down to size

: to reduce from an inflated or exaggerated importance to true or suitable stature

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Examples of cut down in a Sentence

we need to cut down that dying tree

First Known Use of cut down

1571

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