Cut down
Cut down verb - Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow.
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Drop
Drop verb - To make smaller in amount, volume, or extent.
Usage example: with these icy road conditions, drivers should be dropping their speed
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Epitomized in "Chaos at the Earth's Core", where two armies of sword-swinging warriors clashed, with several soldiers getting cut down on screen, with nary a drop of blood to be seen.
Source: Bloodless Carnage -
It was then cut down to 60, as CBS thought an hour was better for a late-night talk show.Ratings were strong for the first week (in fact, the show led all late-night programming), and reviews were good...but the novelty wore off in the second week and ratings began to drop.
Source: Series / The Pat Sajak Show -
Timon and Pumbaa's Jungle Games (1995): The PC version of this The Lion King party game featured a cut down Lion King-themed version of the standard game labelled "Bug Drop" (Compile are credited for it's use).
Source: Video Game / Puyo Puyo
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