cut down (
http://definr.com/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"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady
after she refused to hand over her wallet" [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: cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down
a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" [syn:
fell,
drop,
strike down]