down vs cut down

cut down vs down

down is a noun but cut down is not a noun.

down is an adjective but cut down is not an adjective.

down and cut down both are verbs.

down is an adverb but cut down is not an adverb.

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

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

down and cut down: cause to come or go down

Other synonyms of down include knock down, pull down, push down.

down (noun)	cut down (noun)
(American football) a complete play to advance the football
soft fine feathers
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

down (adjective)	cut down (adjective)
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
filled with melancholy and despondency
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
becoming progressively lower
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
lower than previously
shut
being put out in a game of baseball
understood perfectly

down (verb)	cut down (verb)
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing	cut down on; make a reduction in
bring down or defeat (an opponent)	intercept (a player)
drink down entirely	cause to come or go down
eat up completely, as with great appetite	cut with a blade or mower
cause to come or go down	cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
shoot at and force to come down	cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

down (adverb)	cut down (adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
away from a more central or a more northerly place
paid in cash at time of purchase
in an inactive or inoperative state
to a lower intensity
from an earlier time

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