Definitions for put down
put down

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. put-down, squelch, squelcher, takedownverb

   a crushing remark

2. set down, put down, place downverb

   cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place

   "set down your bags here"

3. lay, put down, reposeverb

   put in a horizontal position

   "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"

4. land, put down, bring downverb

   cause to come to the ground

   "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"

5. take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put downverb

   reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

   "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

6. drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, dischargeverb

   leave or unload

   "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"

7. destroy, put downverb

   put (an animal) to death

   "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down"

8. write down, set down, get down, put downverb

   put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.

9. record, enter, put downverb

   make a record of; set down in permanent form

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. put downverb

   To insult, belittle, or demean.

2. put downverb

   To halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.

3. put downverb

   To euthanize (an animal).

4. put downverb

   To write (something).

5. put downverb

   To terminate a call; to hang up.

6. put downverb

   To add a name to a list.

7. put downverb

   To make prices, or taxes, lower.

8. put downverb

   To place a baby somewhere to sleep.

9. put downverb

   To land.

10. put downverb

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

11. put downverb

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

12. Etymology: From put + down

Matched Categories

1. • Arrive
   • Aviation
   • Kill
   • Preserve
   • Put
   • Recording
   • Write

How to pronounce put down?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Karen

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   Oliver

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How to say put down in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of put down in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of put down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of put down in a Sentence

1. Henry Louis Mencken:

   The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all it is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same safe level, to breed a standard citizenry, to put down dissent and originality.

2. Tommy Taylor:

   He should have told her to put down the knife.

3. Hugo Castro:

   A tanker truck pulled up that evening and started spraying water on the road, for a moment it felt like the highway was covered in blood. I turned away and put down more crosses.

4. Alden Abbott:

   I think it's safe to say it's an uphill climb, but as lawyers normally do, belt and suspenders approach, when in a suit against a public official or any lawsuit for tort, which is basically what this seems to be, you're going to put down any defense that you think might be successful, immunity is only one out of many, and I suspect they're going to put a lot more on the First Amendment and the lack of being able to prove incitement. ... So if (immunity) were the only defense it would be an uphill defense, but it's only one of many responses.

5. Sheriff Mike Nielsen:

   Please pay attention to your driving when operating a motor vehicle, give yourself plenty of room to have a way out, put down your phone or other objects, DO NOT drive distracted or impaired ! Keep these families in your thoughts and prayers.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=put down
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Put_Down