cut down
     adj : cut down; "the tree is down" [syn: {cut}, {down}]
     v 1: cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat
          intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health
          benefits" [syn: {reduce}, {cut back}, {trim}, {trim down},
           {trim back}, {cut}, {bring down}]
     2: cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete [syn: {slash}]
     3: 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" [syn: {down}, {knock
        down}, {push down}, {pull down}]
     4: intercept (a player) [syn: {cut out}]
     5: cut with a blade or mower; "mow the grass" [syn: {mow}]
     6: cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down
        a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" [syn: {fell},
        {drop}, {strike down}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0