cutdown

[ kuht-doun ]

/ ˈkʌtˌdaʊn /

noun

reduction; decrease; diminution: a cutdown in sales.

Surgery. the incision of a superficial vein in order to effect direct insertion of a catheter.

adjective

reduced in size.

abridged or condensed: They televised a cutdown version of the movie.

Origin of cutdown

First recorded in 1885–90; noun use of verb phrase cut down

Words nearby cutdown

cutch, cutcherry, cut class, cut corners, cut dead, cutdown, cut drop, cute, cute as a button, cutesy, cutesy pie

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Example sentences from the Web for cutdown

And what, specifically, did you do pursuant to the cutdown on his leg?
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I believe he was in there and did the—he helped Dr. Curtis with the cutdown, the initial cutdown.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
After I had completed the cutdown, I went around to the right side of the patient and saw the head wound.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Will you describe in lay language what you mean by a cutdown in relationship to what they did in this case?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for cutdown

cut down

verb (adverb)

(tr) to fell

(when intr, often foll by on) to reduce or make a reduction (in)to cut down on drink

(tr) to remake (an old garment) in order to make a smaller one

(tr) to killhe was cut down in battle

cut a person down to size to reduce in importance or decrease the conceit of

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Idioms and Phrases with cutdown

cut down

Kill, as in The troops were cut down one by one as they crossed the field. [Early 1800s]

Also, cut down on. Reduce, decrease, as in I want to cut down my caffeine intake, or We have to cut down on our expenses. [Mid-1800s]

cut down to size; knock down to size. Reduce the self-importance of, humble, as in He's so arrogant—I wish someone would cut him down to size, or She really got knocked down to size when her class ranking slipped. [Early 1900s]

Medical definitions for cutdown

cutdown

[ kŭt′doun′ ]

n.

The incision of a vein to facilitate the insertion of a cannula or needle, as for the administration of intravenous medication.venostomy

单词	cutdown
释义	cutdown [ kuht-doun ] / ˈkʌtˌdaʊn / noun reduction; decrease; diminution: a cutdown in sales. Surgery. the incision of a superficial vein in order to effect direct insertion of a catheter. adjective reduced in size. abridged or condensed: They televised a cutdown version of the movie. Origin of cutdown First recorded in 1885–90; noun use of verb phrase cut down Words nearby cutdown cutch, cutcherry, cut class, cut corners, cut dead, cutdown, cut drop, cute, cute as a button, cutesy, cutesy pie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cutdown And what, specifically, did you do pursuant to the cutdown on his leg? Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy I believe he was in there and did the—he helped Dr. Curtis with the cutdown, the initial cutdown. Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy After I had completed the cutdown, I went around to the right side of the patient and saw the head wound. Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy Will you describe in lay language what you mean by a cutdown in relationship to what they did in this case? Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy British Dictionary definitions for cutdown cut down verb (adverb) (tr) to fell (when intr, often foll by on) to reduce or make a reduction (in)to cut down on drink (tr) to remake (an old garment) in order to make a smaller one (tr) to killhe was cut down in battle cut a person down to size to reduce in importance or decrease the conceit of Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with cutdown cut down 1 Kill, as in The troops were cut down one by one as they crossed the field. [Early 1800s] 2 Also, cut down on. Reduce, decrease, as in I want to cut down my caffeine intake, or We have to cut down on our expenses. [Mid-1800s] 3 cut down to size; knock down to size. Reduce the self-importance of, humble, as in He's so arrogant—I wish someone would cut him down to size, or She really got knocked down to size when her class ranking slipped. [Early 1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Medical definitions for cutdown cutdown [ kŭt′doun′ ] n. The incision of a vein to facilitate the insertion of a cannula or needle, as for the administration of intravenous medication.venostomy The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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