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cut (down)

verb

Definition of cut (down)

as in to mow

to bring down by cutting we need to cut down that dying tree

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Those torn ends dry out faster, which is one reason a lawn mowed with a dull blade can start looking brown soon after mowing.

— Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2026
Raise your mower deck higher in fall and don’t keep mowing once frost hits.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 29 Oct. 2026

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