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stop vs cut down

cut down vs stop

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

stop and cut down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stop Yes No Yes No
cut down No No Yes No
As verbs, cut down is a hyponym of stop; that is, cut down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stop:
  • stop: hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
  • cut down: intercept (a player)
Other hyponyms of stop include cut out.
stop (noun) cut down (noun)
the act of stopping something
a brief stay in the course of a journey
a restraint that checks the motion of something
an obstruction in a pipe or tube
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
the event of something ending
a spot where something halts or pauses
the state of inactivity following an interruption
stop (verb) cut down (verb)
prevent completion cut down on; make a reduction in
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments intercept (a player)
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of cause to come or go down
seize on its way cut with a blade or mower
render unsuitable for passage cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
come to a halt, stop moving cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
cause to end
interrupt a trip
stop from happening or developing
put an end to a state or an activity
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
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