cutdown
Making it smaller
A cutdown is a reduction or decrease, especially one imposed deliberately: budget cutdowns, staff cutdowns.
In medicine, a cutdown is a small incision to expose a vein for inserting a catheter when standard access fails.
As an adjective, cutdown describes something reduced in size or modified: a cutdown shotgun, a cutdown version of the software.
Cutting away excess
- shearingCutting away fleece
- clippingPiece cut out
- toppingFood's finishing layer
- pollardingCutting trees at head-height
deadheading · thinning · hedge trimming · branch removal · lopping · snipping · shaping · tree surgery
Recording system events
- clearcuttingHarvesting every standing tree
- fellingDowning standing timber
- timberWood for construction
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
clearing · harvest · chainsaw · stumps · slash-and-burn · woodlot · lumber · sawmill
Express sharp disapproval
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- denouncePublicly declare wrongdoing
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
- disparageExpress low opinion of
deprecate · reproach · insult · snub · slight · dig · barb · jibe
Rotorcraft or cleaver
- bobberFishing line indicator
- customHabitual group practice
- cafe racerStripped-down speed motorcycle
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
diminish
To make smaller
curtail · minimize · pare · trim · slash · decrease · lower · drop · scale back · streamline
trimming
Cutting away excess
pollarding · deadheading · thinning · hedge trimming · branch removal · lopping · snipping · shaping · tree surgery · cutback
logging
Recording system events
- clearcuttingHarvesting every standing tree
- fellingDowning standing timber
- timberWood for construction
deforestation · clearing · harvest · chainsaw · stumps · slash-and-burn · woodlot · lumber · sawmill · thinning
rebuke
Express sharp disapproval
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- denouncePublicly declare wrongdoing
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
disparage · deprecate · reproach · insult · snub · slight · dig · barb · jibe · taunt
chopper
Rotorcraft or cleaver
- bobberFishing line indicator
- customHabitual group practice
- cafe racerStripped-down speed motorcycle
minimalist · lightweight · bare-bones · streetfighter · hardtail
cutdownincrease
Growth in amount
expansion · buildup · raise · augmentation · enlargement
cutdownlengthen
Increase in extent
extend · expansion · elongation · elaboration · prolongation
cutdownbuildup
Gradual accumulation over time
praise · compliment · flattery · elevation · exaltation