cut down vs shorten

shorten vs cut down

cut down and shorten both are verbs.

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

As verbs, shorten is a hyponym of cut down; that is, shorten is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cut down:

cut down: cut down on; make a reduction in
shorten: make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration

Other hyponyms of cut down include spill, quench, retrench, slash, thin out, thin, detract, take away, deflate, inflate, downsize, subtract, knock off, shave.

cut down (verb)	shorten (verb)
cut down on; make a reduction in	become short or shorter
intercept (a player)	make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
cause to come or go down	reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
cut with a blade or mower	edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow	make short or shorter
cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

Difference between cut down and shorten

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