cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits";
intercept (a player);
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";
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers";
cut with a blade or mower; "mow the grass";
cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete;
