cuts down
Reduces the quantity
Cuts down means to fell or bring to the ground: They cut down the old oak tree.
It extends to reducing quantity or frequency: I'm trying to cut down on sugar.
To cut someone down is to kill them, especially by shooting, or to diminish them with harsh criticism: She cut him down with a single remark.
Bladed tool for chopping
- chainsawMotor-driven cutting tool
- lumberjackProfessional tree cutter
- fellTo chop down
- timberWood for construction
logging · stump · woodcutter · clearcut · chop · hew · sawmill · harvest
Remove unwanted edges
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
- minimizeReduce to smallest extent
- shrinkDecrease in size
- curtailTo cut short
diminish · lessen · pare · scale back · slash · lower · reduce · streamline
Heavy-duty cutting blades
- trimmingCutting away excess
- clippersHandheld cutting implements
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
- topiaryShaped shrub sculpture
shaping · thinning · lopping · deadheading · bonsai · espalier · snip · branch
Large-scale woodland elimination
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
clearcutting · endangered · wildlife · preservation · sustainability · degradation · overharvesting · extinction
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Bladed tool for chopping
- chainsawMotor-driven cutting tool
- lumberjackProfessional tree cutter
- fellTo chop down
timber · logging · stump · woodcutter · clearcut · chop · hew · sawmill · harvest · faller
trim
Remove unwanted edges
curtail · diminish · lessen · pare · scale back · slash · lower · reduce · streamline · economize
shears
Heavy-duty cutting blades
topiary · shaping · thinning · lopping · deadheading · bonsai · espalier · snip · branch · arborist
deforestation
Large-scale woodland elimination
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
rainforest · clearcutting · endangered · wildlife · preservation · sustainability · degradation · overharvesting · extinction · sanctuary
- criticismscriticizes, disparages, condemns, denounces, censures