CUT DOWN


Meaning of CUT DOWN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ verb ]

Date: 1571

transitive verb

1.

a. : to strike down and kill or incapacitate

b. : knock down

2.

a. : to remodel by removing extras or unwanted furnishings and fittings

b. : to remake in a smaller size

intransitive verb

: to reduce or curtail volume or activity

cut down on smoking

- cut down to size

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.