Verb

• S: (v) reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down (cut down on; make a reduction in) "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
• S: (v) slash, cut down (cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down (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"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) cut down, cut out (intercept (a player))
• S: (v) mow, cut down (cut with a blade or mower) "mow the grass"
• S: (v) fell, drop, strike down, cut down (cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow) "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"