· cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

Synonym(s): reduce, cut_back, trim, trim_down, trim_back, cut, bring_down

Hypernym(s): decrease, lessen, minify

· cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

Synonym(s): slash

Hypernym(s): cut

· 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"

Synonym(s): down, knock_down, push_down, pull_down

Hypernym(s): strike

· intercept (a player)

Synonym(s): cut_out

Hypernym(s): check, turn_back, arrest, stop, contain, hold_back

· cut with a blade or mower; "mow the grass"

Synonym(s): mow

Hypernym(s): cut

· cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"

Synonym(s): fell, drop, strike_down

Hypernym(s): cut