cut down vs turn back

turn back vs cut down

cut down and turn back both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cut down	No	No	Yes	No
turn back	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

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

cut down (verb)	turn back (verb)
cut down on; make a reduction in	go back to a previous state
intercept (a player)	turn inside out or upside down
cause to come or go down	hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
cut with a blade or mower	retrace one's course
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow	force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

Difference between cut down and turn back

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