cut down

cut down
index abridge (shorten), curtail, decrease, deduct (reduce), digest (summarize), diminish, dispatch (put to death), extirpate, lessen, minimize, reduce, retrench

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  • cut down — UK US cut down Phrasal Verb with cut({{}}/kʌt/ verb [T] (cutting, cut, cut) ► [I or T] to reduce the amount or number of something: cut down on sth »The supermarket chain has promised to cut down on packaging. »This new system should cut down the …   Financial and business terms

  • cut down — verb a) To bring down by cutting. They want to cut down several trees to make room for the parking lot. b) To insult, to belittle. He wants to cut down on extra steps …   Wiktionary

  • cut down — {v.} To lessen; reduce; limit. * /Tom had to cut down expenses./ * /The doctor told Mr. Jones to cut down on smoking./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • cut down — {v.} To lessen; reduce; limit. * /Tom had to cut down expenses./ * /The doctor told Mr. Jones to cut down on smoking./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Cut down — Custom Roller ist eine Bezeichnung für modifizierte Vespa und Lambretta Roller, an denen aufwendige Veränderungen gemacht wurden, die dieses Fahrzeug einzigartig machen. Dazu gehören zum Teil Karosserieveränderungen, entweder Cuts oder der Anbau… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • cut down — verb Date: 1571 transitive verb 1. a. to strike down and kill or incapacitate b. knock down 2. a. to remodel by removing extras or unwanted furnishings and fittings b. to remake in a smaller size …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cut down — phr verb Cut down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑consumption, ↑forest, ↑intake, ↑tree …   Collocations dictionary

  • cut-down — adj. Cut down is used with these nouns: ↑version …   Collocations dictionary

  • cut down on — phr verb Cut down on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑drinking, ↑fat, ↑food, ↑intake, ↑smoking, ↑waste …   Collocations dictionary

  • cut down to size — index minimize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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