cut down meaning

cut down as a verb

1. cut down on; make a reduction in
   • reduce your daily fat intake
   • The employer wants to cut back health benefits

   Synonyms: reduce, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down

   Type of: decrease

   Kinds: shorten, spill, quench, retrench, slash, thin out, thin, take away, deflate, inflate, downsize, subtract

2. cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

   Synonyms: slash

   Type of: cut

3. cause to come or go down
   • The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect
   • The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet

   Synonyms: down, knock down, push down, pull down

   Type of: strike

   Kinds: submarine

4. intercept (a player)

   Synonyms: cut out

   Type of: check

5. cut with a blade or mower
   • mow the grass

   Synonyms: mow

   Type of: cut

   Kinds: scythe

6. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
   • strike down a tree
   • Lightning struck down the hikers

   Synonyms: fell, drop, strike down

   Type of: cut

   Kinds: chop down, poleax, log, cut

How to pronounce cut down

cut down is pronounced /kʌt daʊn/ in British English and /kʌt daʊn/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.