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Put down

noun, verb, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of put-down. alt-of, alternative
Verb
  1. 1
    To insult, belittle, or demean. idiomatic

    "They frequently put down their little sister for walking slowly."

  2. 2
    make a record of; set down in permanent form wordnet
  3. 3
    Of money as deposit, to pay.

    "We put down a $1,000 deposit."

  4. 4
    put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. wordnet
  5. 5
    To halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.

    "The government quickly put down the insurrection."

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  1. 6
    put (an animal) to death wordnet
  2. 7
    To euthanize (an animal). euphemistic

    "Rex was in so much pain, they had to put him down."

  3. 8
    remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave wordnet
  4. 9
    To execute (a person), especially extrajudicially. euphemistic

    "The only thing left to do before putting the plan into action was checking the barracks for stragglers, and putting them down. She placed the first three bombs, then crept to the final door and opened it."

  5. 10
    cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place wordnet
  6. 11
    To write (something).

    "Put down the first thing you think of on this piece of paper."

  7. 12
    put in a horizontal position wordnet
  8. 13
    To terminate a call on (a telephone); to hang up.

    "Ray eventually called at 7pm and took the school’s side. He sounded imperious and distant and made me even angrier. I told him he sounded just like my father, and put the phone down on him."

  9. 14
    reduce in worth or character, usually verbally wordnet
  10. 15
    To add a name to a list.

    "I've put myself down for the new Spanish conversation course."

  11. 16
    cause to come to the ground wordnet
  12. 17
    To make prices, or taxes, lower. Ireland, UK

    "BP are putting petrol and diesel down in what could be the start of a price war."

  13. 18
    To place a baby somewhere to sleep. idiomatic

    "I had just put Mary down when you rang. So now she's crying again."

  14. 19
    To give something as a reason for something else. idiomatic

    "She put her long life down to daily meditation."

  15. 20
    Of an aircraft, to land. idiomatic

    "The pilot managed to put down in a nearby farm field."

  16. 21
    To drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle. idiomatic

    "The taxi put him down outside the hotel."

  17. 22
    To cease, temporarily or permanently, reading (a book). idiomatic

    "I was unable to put down The Stand: it was that exciting."

  18. 23
    To drink. US, slang

    "I put down two bottles of red wine."

  19. 24
    To set type in lowercase; to switch type from capital to lowercase letters. obsolete
  20. 25
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, down.

    "Why don't you put down your briefcase and stay awhile?"

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