Cut down (4)
'cut down' is the definition.
(I know that cut down can be written as fell)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for fell that I've seen before include "lambs > went down > hill" , "avalanche?" , "Chop down" , "Hew; tumbled" , "was deflating" .)
'cut down' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for pare that I've seen before include "Strip the skin from" , "Shave or peel" , "Remove the skin from" , "Whittle" , "Decrease gradually" .)
'cut down' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for abbreviate that I've seen before include "Shorten (a word)" , "Shorten (text)" .)
'cut down' is the definition.
(I know that shorten is a more specific form of cut down)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for shorten that I've seen before include "Make less long" , "Abridge" , "Truncate" , "Prune" , "Abbreviate" .)
'cut down' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for slain that I've seen before include "Killed, murdered" , "Slaughtered" , "Put to the sword" , "Violently killed" .)