āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
cut down
/kËĘt dËaĘn/
to cut down
[phrase form: cut]
01
āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻĢā§āϞāĻž
to cut through something at its base in order to make it fall
Transitive: to cut down a tree or other plant
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Environmentalists protested the decision to cut down a grove of ancient trees for the development of a shopping mall.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āϰāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāϞ āĻāύā§āύāϝāĻŧāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāύ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻžāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
1.1
āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to use a blade or mower to trim or reduce the height of something, typically plants, grass, or vegetation
Transitive: to cut down grass or vegetation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before winter, homeowners often cut down their lawns to prevent long grass from becoming a breeding ground for pests.
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02
āĻāĻŽāĻžāύ, āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻž
to reduce the amount, size, or number of something
Transitive: to cut down size or number of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The government implemented measures to cut down carbon emissions and combat climate change.
āϏāϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦāύ āύāĻŋāĻāϏāϰāĻŖ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āϞāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻŦāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻž
(in sports or games) to block a player and stop them from moving forward or making progress
Transitive: to cut down a player
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The opposing team strategically cut down the forward, preventing a potential scoring opportunity.
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04
āĻāĻžāĻāĻž, āĻĢā§āϞāĻž
to cause something to fall by delivering a forceful blow, typically with the intent of bringing it to the ground
Transitive: to cut down sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The boxer aimed to cut down his opponent with a well-timed punch to the body.
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05
āĻāĻŽāĻžāύ, āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻž
to limit or avoid certain types of food or ingredients for health or dietary reasons
Transitive: to cut down on certain types of food
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The doctor recommended that he cut down on sugary snacks to manage his blood sugar levels.
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