To cut down

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	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.

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chop down
cut
cut back
cut down
fell

mow
mown
slash
trim

The object of the beaver, however, was evidently to cut down the tree; and he was proceeding with his work, when he was alarmed by the approach of Captain Bonneville's men, who, feeling anxious at the protracted absence of their leader, were coming in search of him.

The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context

The usher hastened on his errand, but was only just in time, for the tailor was positively swinging in the air, when his voice fell upon the silence of the crowd, commanding the hangman to cut down the body.

The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context

So he left them, and took his wife and three children, and they journeyed on until they found a spot near to a clear stream, where they began to cut down trees, and to make ready their wigwam.

The Yellow Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew View in context

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