cut down vs slash

slash vs cut down

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

cut down and slash both are verbs.

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

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

cut down: cut down on; make a reduction in
slash: cut drastically

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

As verbs, cut down and slash are synonyms defined as:

cut down and slash: cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

cut down (noun)	slash (noun)
	a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument
	a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
	an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
	a wound made by cutting

cut down (verb)	slash (verb)
cut down on; make a reduction in	cut drastically
intercept (a player)	cut open
cause to come or go down	cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
cut with a blade or mower	beat severely with a whip or rod
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow	move or stir about violently
cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

Difference between cut down and slash

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