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cut down

cut down - phrasal verb

To cause the death of: carry off, cut off, destroy, dispatch, finish(off), kill, slay. Slang waste, zap. See help.
To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow: bring down, down, drop, fell, flatten, floor, ground, knock down, level, prostrate, strike down, throw. Slang deck. See rise.
To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising: chop, clip, crop, cut, cut back, lop, lower, pare, prune, shear, slash, trim, truncate. See increase.