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What is the difference between cut away, cut down

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Anonymous What is the difference between "cut away" and "cut down"?

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cut away

? verb: remove by cutting off or away ("Cut away the branch that sticks out")
? verb: move quickly to another scene or focus when filming ("`cut away now!' the director shouted")

cut down

? verb: intercept (a player)
? verb: cut down on; make a reduction in
? verb: cut with a blade or mower
? verb: cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
? verb: cause to come or go down
? verb: cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

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