cut down
verb
cut down; cutting down; cuts down
1
a
: to strike down and kill or incapacitate
b
2
a
: to remodel by removing extras or unwanted furnishings and fittings
b
: to remake in a smaller size
: to reduce or curtail volume or activity
cut down on smoking
Examples of cut down in a Sentence
we need to cut down that dying tree
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Connecticut residents can now apply for a new state program that will remediate lead paint in their homes, the latest step in a larger plan to cut down on lead poisoning in a state with aging infrastructure, officials said.
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Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2024
Tesla has faced protests by environmental activists in Germany who took issue with the company’s plans to cut down part of a forest and to use water for manufacturing in Brandenburg.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2024
Crisis intervention to cut down on restraint, seclusion Many school districts are already using crisis intervention programs, some as a way to cut down on restraint and seclusion, aiming to intervene in a crisis situation long before a student's behavior spins out of control or turns violent.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2024
The black goat follows another mural by the artist depicting green leaves that appeared on a wall directly behind a tree that had been cut down.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2024
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Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2024
Tesla has faced protests by environmental activists in Germany who took issue with the company’s plans to cut down part of a forest and to use water for manufacturing in Brandenburg.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2024
Crisis intervention to cut down on restraint, seclusion Many school districts are already using crisis intervention programs, some as a way to cut down on restraint and seclusion, aiming to intervene in a crisis situation long before a student's behavior spins out of control or turns violent.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2024
The black goat follows another mural by the artist depicting green leaves that appeared on a wall directly behind a tree that had been cut down.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2024
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cutdown
noun
cut·down
ˈkət-ˌdau̇n 
: incision of a superficial blood vessel (as a vein) to facilitate insertion of a catheter (as for administration of fluids)
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