cut down vs arrest

arrest vs cut down

cut down is not a noun while arrest is a noun.

cut down and arrest both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cut down	No	No	Yes	No
arrest	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, arrest is a hypernym of cut down; that is, arrest is a word with a broader meaning than cut down:

cut down: intercept (a player)
arrest: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

Other hypernyms of cut down include check, contain, hold back, stop, turn back.

cut down (noun)	arrest (noun)
	the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
	the state of inactivity following an interruption

cut down (verb)	arrest (verb)
cut down on; make a reduction in	hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
intercept (a player)	take into custody
cause to come or go down	attract and fix
cut with a blade or mower	cause to come to an abrupt stop
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

Difference between cut down and arrest

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