cut down

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cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
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cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
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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"
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intercept (a player)
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cut with a blade or mower; "mow the grass"
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cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"