cut down
cut
kƌt
kat
down
daƊn
dawn
/kˈʌt dˈaʊn/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "cut down"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

to cut down
[phrase form: cut]
01

āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž

to cut through something at its base in order to make it fall
Transitive: to cut down a tree or other plant
to cut down definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Environmentalists protested the decision to cut down a grove of ancient trees for the development of a shopping mall.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§€āϰāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļāĻĒāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻŽāϞ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϝāĻŧāύ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻ—āĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āĻžāύ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϜāĻžāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
1.1

āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻ›āĻžāρāϟāĻžāχ āĻ•āϰāĻž

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
to cut down definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before winter, homeowners often cut down their lawns to prevent long grass from becoming a breeding ground for pests.
āĻļā§€āϤ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇, āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϞāύ āĻ•āĻžāĻŸā§‡āύ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āϘāĻžāϏ āĻĒā§‹āĻ•āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ•āĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϜāύāύ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āύāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
02

āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ, āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to reduce the amount, size, or number of something
Transitive: to cut down size or number of something
to cut down definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The government implemented measures to cut down carbon emissions and combat climate change.
āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŦāύ āύāĻŋāσāϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϜāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āϞāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāχāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āĻŦāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(in sports or games) to block a player and stop them from moving forward or making progress
Transitive: to cut down a player
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The opposing team strategically cut down the forward, preventing a potential scoring opportunity.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ āĻĻāϞ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ⧇ āĻĢāϰ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄāϕ⧇ āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧋āϰāĻŋāĻ‚ āϏ⧁āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
04

āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž, āĻĢ⧇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
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The boxer aimed to cut down his opponent with a well-timed punch to the body.
āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϏāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āϘ⧁āώāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώāϕ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤
05

āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύ, āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to limit or avoid certain types of food or ingredients for health or dietary reasons
Transitive: to cut down on certain types of food
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The doctor recommended that he cut down on sugary snacks to manage his blood sugar levels.
āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϏ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϰāĻ•ā§āϤ⧇ āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŽāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āϏ āĻ•āĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤
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