Dictionary
cut•down
Pronunciation: (kut'doun"), [key]—
n.
1. reduction; decrease; diminution:
a cutdown in sales.
2. Surg.the incision of a superficial vein in order to effect direct insertion of a catheter.
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adj.
1. reduced in size.
2. abridged or condensed:
They televised a cutdown version of the movie. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.