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  • verb Used other than as an idiom: see cut,‎ down.
  • verb transitive To bring down by cutting.
  • verb idiomatic, transitive To insult, to belittle.
  • verb idiomatic To reduce the amount of something.
  • verb idiomatic, dated To slay, often in great numbers.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb cut down on; make a reduction in
  • verb cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
  • verb cut with a blade or mower
  • verb intercept (a player)
  • verb cause to come or go down
  • verb cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

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