To bring down, as with a saw or ax

• hew

  1. To make or shape with or as if with an ax:
  2. To cut down with an ax; fell:
  3. To strike or cut; cleave.

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  1. To make or shape with or as if with an ax:
  2. To cut down with an ax; fell:
  3. To strike or cut; cleave.

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• cut

  1. To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in.
  2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever:
  3. To sever the edges or ends of; shorten:

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  1. To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike a narrow opening in.
  2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument; sever:
  3. To sever the edges or ends of; shorten:

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• chop down

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see chop,"Ž down.
  2. (idiomatic) To curtail, shorten

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see chop,"Ž down.
  2. (idiomatic) To curtail, shorten

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To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow

• deck

  1. A platform extending horizontally from one side of a ship to the other.
  2. A platform or surface likened to a ship's deck.
  3. A roofless, floored structure, typically with a railing, that adjoins a house.

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  1. A platform extending horizontally from one side of a ship to the other.
  2. A platform or surface likened to a ship's deck.
  3. A roofless, floored structure, typically with a railing, that adjoins a house.

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• throw

  1. To propel through the air with a motion of the hand or arm.
  2. To propel or discharge into the air by any means:
  3. To cause to move with great force or speed; propel or displace:

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  1. To propel through the air with a motion of the hand or arm.
  2. To propel or discharge into the air by any means:
  3. To cause to move with great force or speed; propel or displace:

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• strike down

  1. to cause to suddenly die
  2. to knock down
  3. to invalidate

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  1. to cause to suddenly die
  2. to knock down
  3. to invalidate

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• prostrate

  1. To put or throw flat with the face down, as in submission or adoration:
  2. To cause to lie flat:
  3. To reduce to extreme weakness or incapacitation; overcome:

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  1. To put or throw flat with the face down, as in submission or adoration:
  2. To cause to lie flat:
  3. To reduce to extreme weakness or incapacitation; overcome:

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• level

  1. Relative position or rank on a scale:
  2. A relative degree, as of achievement, intensity, or concentration:
  3. A natural or proper position, place, or stage:

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  1. Relative position or rank on a scale:
  2. A relative degree, as of achievement, intensity, or concentration:
  3. A natural or proper position, place, or stage:

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• knock down

  1. To hit or knock (something), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls
  2. To demolish.
  3. At an auction, to declare (something) sold with a blow from the gavel.

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  1. To hit or knock (something), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls
  2. To demolish.
  3. At an auction, to declare (something) sold with a blow from the gavel.

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• ground

  1. The solid surface of the earth.
  2. The floor of a body of water, especially the sea.
  3. Soil; earth:

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  1. The solid surface of the earth.
  2. The floor of a body of water, especially the sea.
  3. Soil; earth:

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• floor

  1. The surface of a room on which one stands.
  2. The lower or supporting surface of a structure.
  3. A story or level of a building.

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  1. The surface of a room on which one stands.
  2. The lower or supporting surface of a structure.
  3. A story or level of a building.

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• flatten

  1. To make flat or flatter.
  2. To knock down; lay low:
  3. To become flat or flatter.

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  1. To make flat or flatter.
  2. To knock down; lay low:
  3. To become flat or flatter.

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• drop

  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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  1. The smallest quantity of liquid heavy enough to fall in a spherical mass.
  2. Liquid medicine administered in drops.
  3. A small quantity of a substance:

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• down

  1. From a higher to a lower place or position:
  2. Toward, to, or on the ground, floor, or bottom:
  3. Downstairs:

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  1. From a higher to a lower place or position:
  2. Toward, to, or on the ground, floor, or bottom:
  3. Downstairs:

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• cut down

  1. Used other than as an idiom: see cut,"Ž down.
  2. To bring down by cutting.
  3. (idiomatic) To insult, to belittle.

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  1. Used other than as an idiom: see cut,"Ž down.
  2. To bring down by cutting.
  3. (idiomatic) To insult, to belittle.

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• bring down

  1. To make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power.
  2. To reduce
  3. To make something, especially something flying, fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.

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  1. To make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power.
  2. To reduce
  3. To make something, especially something flying, fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.

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Showing or suggesting a disposition to be violently destructive without scruple or restraint

• wolfish

  1. Of or relating to wolves.
  2. Suggestive of or resembling a wolf.
  3. Fierce or rapacious.

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  1. Of or relating to wolves.
  2. Suggestive of or resembling a wolf.
  3. Fierce or rapacious.

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• vicious

  1. Mean-spirited or deliberately hurtful; malicious:
  2. Extremely violent or injurious; cruel:
  3. Marked by an aggressive disposition. Used chiefly of animals.

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  1. Mean-spirited or deliberately hurtful; malicious:
  2. Extremely violent or injurious; cruel:
  3. Marked by an aggressive disposition. Used chiefly of animals.

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• truculent

  1. Disposed or eager to fight or engage in hostile opposition; belligerent.
  2. Showing or expressing bitter opposition or hostility; aggressively defiant:
  3. Disposed to violence; ferocious or cruel.

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  1. Disposed or eager to fight or engage in hostile opposition; belligerent.
  2. Showing or expressing bitter opposition or hostility; aggressively defiant:
  3. Disposed to violence; ferocious or cruel.

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• savage

  1. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
  2. Not civilized; barbaric:
  3. Vicious or merciless; brutal:

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  1. Not domesticated or cultivated; wild:
  2. Not civilized; barbaric:
  3. Vicious or merciless; brutal:

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• inhuman

  1. Lacking kindness, pity, or compassion; cruel or indifferent:
  2. Not suited for human needs:
  3. Not of ordinary human nature, form, or character:

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  1. Lacking kindness, pity, or compassion; cruel or indifferent:
  2. Not suited for human needs:
  3. Not of ordinary human nature, form, or character:

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• fierce

  1. Hostile and violent, especially by nature or temperament; ferocious:
  2. Characterized by or showing hostility:
  3. Extremely powerful or destructive:

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  1. Hostile and violent, especially by nature or temperament; ferocious:
  2. Characterized by or showing hostility:
  3. Extremely powerful or destructive:

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• ferocious

  1. Extremely aggressive or violent:
  2. Characterized by or showing extreme aggressiveness or violence:
  3. Extremely powerful or destructive:

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  1. Extremely aggressive or violent:
  2. Characterized by or showing extreme aggressiveness or violence:
  3. Extremely powerful or destructive:

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• feral

  1. Existing in a wild or untamed state.
  2. Having returned to an untamed state from domestication.
  3. Of or suggestive of a wild animal; savage:

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  1. Existing in a wild or untamed state.
  2. Having returned to an untamed state from domestication.
  3. Of or suggestive of a wild animal; savage:

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• cruel

  1. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering:
  2. Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress:

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  1. Disposed to inflict pain or suffering:
  2. Causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or distress:

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• bestial

  1. Of or resembling a beast:
  2. Marked by brutality or depravity; brutal or depraved:

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  1. Of or resembling a beast:
  2. Marked by brutality or depravity; brutal or depraved:

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• barbarous

  1. Primitive or undeveloped in culture and customs; uncivilized.
  2. Lacking refinement or culture; coarse:
  3. Characterized by savagery; very cruel:

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  1. Primitive or undeveloped in culture and customs; uncivilized.
  2. Lacking refinement or culture; coarse:
  3. Characterized by savagery; very cruel:

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The skin of an animal

• pelt

  1. The skin of an animal with the fur or hair still on it.
  2. A stripped animal skin ready for tanning.

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  1. The skin of an animal with the fur or hair still on it.
  2. A stripped animal skin ready for tanning.

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• jacket

  1. A short coat usually extending to the hips.
  2. The skin of a potato.
  3. The dust jacket of a book or phonograph record.

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  1. A short coat usually extending to the hips.
  2. The skin of a potato.
  3. The dust jacket of a book or phonograph record.

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• hide

  1. To put or keep out of sight or away from notice:
  2. To prevent the disclosure or recognition of; conceal:
  3. To cut off from sight; cover up:

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  1. To put or keep out of sight or away from notice:
  2. To prevent the disclosure or recognition of; conceal:
  3. To cut off from sight; cover up:

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• fur

  1. The thick coat of soft hair covering the skin of a mammal, such as a fox or beaver.
  2. The hair-covered, dressed pelt of such a mammal, used in making garments and as trimming or decoration.
  3. A garment made of or lined with the dressed pelt of a mammal.

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  1. The thick coat of soft hair covering the skin of a mammal, such as a fox or beaver.
  2. The hair-covered, dressed pelt of such a mammal, used in making garments and as trimming or decoration.
  3. A garment made of or lined with the dressed pelt of a mammal.

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