To cut down

Related to To cut down: Venous cut down
To sever and cause to fall; to fell; to prostrate.
To put down; to abash; to humble.- Knolles.
To lessen; to retrench; to curtail; as, to cut down expenses.- Addison
(Naut.) To raze; as, to cut down a frigate into a sloop.

See also: Cut, Cut, Cut, Cut