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  • 91cut down — verb 1. cut down on; make a reduction in (Freq. 8) reduce your daily fat intake The employer wants to cut back health benefits • Syn: ↑reduce, ↑cut back, ↑trim, ↑trim down, ↑ …

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  • 92strike down — verb 1. cause to die, especially suddenly The disease struck down many young men in the village • Hypernyms: ↑kill • Verb Frames: Something s somebody 2. cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow strike down a tree …

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  • 93knock down — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To ruin] Syn. devastate, damage, trample; see destroy 1 , ravage . 2. [To hit] Syn. thrash, drub, kayo*; see beat 2 , hit 1 , knock out 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow: bring… …

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  • 94bring down — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To kill] Syn. slay, murder, cut down, mow down*; see kill 1 . 2. [To cause to fall] Syn. injure, wound, overthrow; see fell , hurt 1 , oust . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow: cut… …

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  • 95cut down — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To cause the death of: carry off, cut off, destroy, dispatch, finish (off), kill1, slay. Slang: waste, zap. Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep. See HELP. 2. To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow: bring down,… …

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  • 96strike down — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow: bring down, cut down, down, drop, fell1, flatten, floor, ground, knock down, level, prostrate, throw. Slang: deck1. Idiom: lay low. See RISE. II verb See STRIKE …

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  • 97knock down — phr verb Knock down is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑blow Knock down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑building, ↑house, ↑opponent …

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  • 98To blow great guns — Blow Blow, v. t. 1. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore. [1913 Webster] Off at sea northeast winds… …

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  • 99To blow off — Blow Blow, v. t. 1. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore. [1913 Webster] Off at sea northeast winds… …

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  • 100To blow one's own trumpet — Blow Blow, v. t. 1. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other means; as, to blow the fire. [1913 Webster] 2. To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew the ship ashore. [1913 Webster] Off at sea northeast winds… …

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