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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lower, take down, let down, get down, bring downverb

    move something or somebody to a lower position

    "take down the vase from the shelf"

  2. 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"

  3. level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull downverb

    tear down so as to make flat with the ground

    "The building was levelled"

  4. note, take downverb

    make a written note of

    "she noted everything the teacher said that morning"

Wiktionary

  1. take downverb

    To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.

  2. take downverb

    To remove something from a hanging position.

  3. take downverb

    To write a note. Usually to record something that is said.

  4. take downverb

    To remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding.

  5. take downverb

    To lower an item of clothing without removing it.

ChatGPT

  1. take down

    "Take down" generally refers to the action of dismantling, removing, or defeating something. This could be a physical object being disassembled (like taking down a tent), a content being removed from a platform, or defeating an opponent in a match or contest. The specific meaning of "take down" can vary based on context.

Wikidata

  1. Take Down

    Take Down is a 1979 sports film released by Buena Vista Distribution Company about an unqualified teacher who finds himself saddled with coaching duties after a small group of high school seniors form a wrestling team in a last-ditch effort to end a 9-year losing streak against a rival school.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of take down in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of take down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of take down in a Sentence

  1. Neelanjan Sircar:

    This (verdict) seems to generate incentives for Hindus to take down mosques and resettle.

  2. Lee Hyeon-woo:

    This incident shows the problem with the corporate culture in South Korean conglomerates, the mentality of these companies is not ‘We’re number one’ but ‘We must take down rival X’.

  3. Veryan Khan:

    That just means that Telegram will consider taking down bots or stickers if you complain but they refuse to take down any real people.

  4. Jonathan Fahey:

    It's kind of interesting how he's trying to walk this back now because he's running for election, trying to center himself to the middle, he was associated with groups, liked tweets and other stuff to show that he wanted ICE abolished and it's really just anti-ICE. He and others have been on this crusade to just take down ICE, demonize ICE agents in every single respect by calling them racists, delegitimizing what they're doing, and treating them like they're doing something heavy-handed, unlawful, when they're simply just doing their job, trying to keep our communities safe and our country safe. … It really is disgraceful.

  5. Sean Reyes:

    Everything happened so quick. Bang, bang, the take-down, the hardest part was standing there listening to these traffickers, having them slapping us on the back and jubilant and thinking that we were all friends and partners.


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