cut down

verb
RareNot in standard dictionaries
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).

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