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cut down

verb

  1. tr to fell
  2. whenintr, often foll by on to reduce or make a reduction (in)

    to cut down on drink

  3. tr to remake (an old garment) in order to make a smaller one
  4. tr to kill

    he was cut down in battle

  5. cut a person down to size
    to reduce in importance or decrease the conceit of
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Ahead of COP, there has been criticism of Brazil from conservationists for cutting down tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest to build a new four-lane highway in preparation for the climate summit.

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If all goes well this weekend, he’ll get to interview her after two more games and before one final set of nets gets cut down.

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Sweeteners may help older children cut down on sugar though.

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The worry is that fishing vessels may not just cut down the seagrass, warned James Fourqurean, a biology professor at Florida International University.

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Ms Allen, said she wanted the events to help anyone seeking to cut down on their spending.

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