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1. Make a reduction in, cut down on
   "cut down your daily fat intake";
   - reduce, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
    
2. Cut with sweeping strokes; as with an axe or machete
   - slash
    
3. Cause to come or go down
   "The policeman cut down the heavily armed suspect";
   - down [informal], knock down, push down, pull down
    
4. (baseball) intercept (a player)
   - cut out
    
5. Cut with a blade or mower
   "cut down the grass";
   - mow
    
6. Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
   "cut down a tree";
   - fell, drop, strike down

Derived forms: cut down, cutting down, cuts down

Type of: arrest, check, contain, cut, decrease, hold back, lessen, minify, stop, strike, turn back