Word

cut down, v.
freq. cnt. 11

cut down on; make a reduction in
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 131 freq. cnt.: 102 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bring down cut cut back cut down reduce trim trim back trim down

sample sentences

"reduce your daily fat intake"
"The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

verb frames

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They will %s the duet

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

reductive reduction

lexical pointers

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lexical pointers

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semantic pointers

hyponym

shorten spill quench retrench slash thin out thin detract, take away deflate inflate downsize subtract knock off, shave

hypernym

decrease, lessen, minify

verb group

intercept (a player)
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cut down cut out

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

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Somebody ----s somebody

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

baseball, baseball game, ball

hypernym

hold back, stop, arrest, turn back, check, contain

cause to come or go down
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cut down down knock down pull down push down

sample sentences

"The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"
"The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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The fighter managed to %s his opponent

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The fighter managed to %s his opponent

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The fighter managed to %s his opponent

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1

cut down slash

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
They %s the trees

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They %s the trees

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slash slasher slash

semantic pointers

hypernym

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

cut down drop fell strike down

sample sentences

"strike down a tree"
"Lightning struck down the hikers"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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They %s the trees

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They %s the trees

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

chop down poleax, poleaxe log, lumber cut

cause

fall, come down, descend, go down

hypernym

cut with a blade or mower
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

cut down mow

sample sentences

"mow the grass"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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They %s rye in the field

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Somebody ----s something
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They %s rye in the field

lexical pointers

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semantic pointers

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