transitive. To cut down (a tree). Also occasionally with down. Also intransitive.

To cut with an axe or the like so as to throw or bring down; to fell or cut wood either for destruction or use; to cut coal from the seam.

esp. with down, to the ground, and the like. Also to hew up, to cut up by the root.

To divide with an edged instrument, as an axe, saw, sickle, etc. (a natural growth) for the purpose of taking the part detached; to reap (corn), mow…

transitive. To cut down (a tree, vegetation, etc.); = fell, v. 3. Since the 19th cent. chiefly English regional, North American, Australian, and N…

To root up, pull up by the roots (trees, stumps, weeds, etc.); to extirpate by digging or grubbing… simply.

transitive. To pull down, demolish (esp. a building); to take to pieces, to dismantle. Also: to fell (a tree).

To cause to drop, fell, lay low.