cut down

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To cut downward.
2. 2
   To adulterate a drug.
3. 3
   To bring down by cutting.
4. 4
   To insult, to belittle.
5. 5
   To reduce the amount of something.
6. 6
   To slay, often in great numbers.
7. 7
   To shoot a gun; to shoot (someone or many people), usually to kill them.
8. 8
   To challenge (someone); to prove superiority to (someone).

Adjective

1. 1
   Having been cut down; reduced in strength or power.
2. 2
   Reduced in size or scope.