# cut down

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To cut downward.
2. To adulterate a drug.
3. To bring down by cutting.
4. To insult, to belittle.
5. To reduce the amount of something.
6. To slay, often in great numbers.
7. To shoot a gun; to shoot (someone or many people), usually to kill them.
8. To challenge (someone); to prove superiority to (someone).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cut-down