Cut down and Drying up

Cut down verb - To bring down by cutting.

Drying up and cut down are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Drying up" with "Cut down", this phrasal verbs are similar.

Drying up noun - The process of extracting moisture.

Cut down and drying up are semantically related in decrease topic. Sometimes you can use "Cut down" instead a verb "Drying up", if it concerns topics such as grow less or make less.