cut down

adj : cut down; "the tree is down" [syn: {cut}, {down}]

v 1: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat

intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health

benefits" [syn: {reduce}, {cut back}, {trim}, {trim down},

{trim back}, {cut}, {bring down}]

2: cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete [syn: {slash}]

3: cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily

armed suspect" [syn: {down}, {knock down}, {push down}, {pull

down}]

4: intercept (a player), in baseball [syn: {cut out}]

5: cut with a blade or mower; "mow the grass" [syn: {mow}]

6: as of trees or people [syn: {fell}, {drop}, {strike down}]