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English verb: cut down | |||
| 1. | cut down (change) cut down on; make a reduction in | ||
| Samples | Reduce your daily fat intake. The employer wants to cut back health benefits. | ||
| Synonyms | bring down, cut, cut back, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, lessen, minify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deflate, detract, downsize, inflate, knock off, quench, retrench, shave, shorten, slash, spill, subtract, take away, thin, thin out | ||
| Verb group | cut | ||
| 2. | cut down (contact) cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete | ||
| Examples | They cut down the trees | ||
| Synonyms | slash | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
| 3. | cut down (contact) cause to come or go down | ||
| Samples | The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect. The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet. | ||
| Examples | The fighter managed to cut down his opponent | ||
| Synonyms | down, knock down, pull down, push down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | strike | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | submarine | ||
| 4. | cut down (competition) intercept (a player) | ||
| Synonyms | cut out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrest, check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back | ||
| Domain category | baseball, baseball game | ||
| 5. | cut down (contact) cut with a blade or mower | ||
| Samples | Mow the grass. | ||
| Examples | They cut down rye in the field | ||
| Synonyms | mow | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | scythe | ||
| 6. | cut down (contact) cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow | ||
| Samples | Strike down a tree. Lightning struck down the hikers. | ||
| Examples | They cut down the trees | ||
| Synonyms | drop, fell, strike down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chop down, cut, log, lumber, poleax, poleaxe | ||
| Cause | come down, descend, fall, go down | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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