cut down verb 8adjective 2forms 4 verb8 •To bring down by cutting.They want to cut down several trees to make room for the parking lot. •To reduce the amount of something.He wants to cut down on extra steps.Please don't put the candy jar right next to my desk. I'm trying to cut down on sugar. •To slay, often in great numbers.I will cut you down where you stand. •To shoot a gun; to shoot (someone or many people), usually to kill them. •To insult, to belittle. •To adulterate a drug.We need to cut the cocaine down. •To cut downward. •(slang) To challenge (someone); to prove superiority to (someone). adjective2 •Having been cut down; reduced in strength or power. •Reduced in size or scope.This is a cut-down version of the software package; it doesn't include all the features. formscutting down · cuts down · more cut down · most cut down