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put-down
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Princeton's WordNet
put-down, squelch, squelcher, takedownverb
a crushing remark
set down, put down, place downverb
cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
"set down your bags here"
lay, put down, reposeverb
put in a horizontal position
"lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
land, put down, bring downverb
cause to come to the ground
"the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
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"
drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, dischargeverb
leave or unload
"unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
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"
write down, set down, get down, put downverb
put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
record, enter, put downverb
make a record of; set down in permanent form
Wiktionary
put-downnoun
An insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remark.
When he called you a know-it-all, he meant it as a put-down.
Etymology: From put + down.
ChatGPT
put-down
A put-down is a remark or action intended to insult, belittle, criticize, or demean someone. It's often used as a way to make the other person feel inferior, either to elevate the person giving the put-down or as a form of bullying or verbal abuse.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of put-down in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of put-down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of put-down in a Sentence
Josiah Stamp, Attibuted to Sir Josiah Stamp (1849 - 1941) HM Collector of Inland Revenue.:
The government (is) extremely fond of amassing great quantities of statistics. These are raised to the nth degree, the cube roots are extracted, and the results are arranged into elaborate and impressive displays. What must be kept ever in mind, however, is that in every case, the figures are first put down by a village watchman, and he puts down anything he damn well pleases.
We are going to have these very intense rotating showers, mini-supercells coming onto our coastline, and they could legitimately put down a tornado on Sunday.
I'm really excited about this, i was going to put down professional baseball player, but I actually didn't because I was like' That's never gon na happen,' but I guess here we are today making a dream come alive.
The last month or so, I'll put down a minimum of 13-14 names between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, i just think everyone should be remembered. It's a reminder of what's happening in our city. It's out of control.
Democrats have taken APA voters for granted for far too long — we want to put down roots in this community, have a conversation, and earn your vote, we look forward to working together to create a better future for our children here in Washington and across the country.
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- наезд, шпилька, колкостьRussian
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