cut down

Questions about cut down

What does cut down mean?

cut down means "cut down on; make a reduction in". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for cut down?

Close synonyms include reduce, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cut down a common word?

cut down is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.