put down in English dictionary

  • put down

    Meanings and definitions of "put down"

    • To set down, stop carrying, or place in a low location.
    • (idiomatic) To insult, belittle, or demean.
    • To pay an initial amount of money on a large purchase.
    • To halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.
    • (euphemism) To administer euthanasia to, as an animal too old or ill to cure.
    • To write something.
    • To replace the telephone receiver and terminate a call. To hang up.
    • To add a name to a list.
    • To make prices, or taxes, lower.
    • (idiomatic) To place a baby somewhere to sleep.
    • (idiomatic) To land an aircraft.
    • (idiomatic) To drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.
    • (idiomatic) To cease, temporarily or permanently, reading (a book).
    • Alternative spelling of put-down.
    • noun
      Alternative spelling of [i]put-down[/i]
    • verb
      Used other than as an idiom: [i]see put, down.[/i]
    • verb
      (idiomatic)
      To insult, belittle, or demean.
    • verb
      (of money as deposit)
      To pay.
    • verb
      To halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.
    • verb
      (euphemistic)
      To euthanize (an animal).
    • verb
      To write (something).
    • verb
      (of a telephone)
      To terminate a call; to hang up.
    • verb
      To add a name to a list.
    • verb
      To make prices, or taxes, lower.
    • verb
      (idiomatic)
      To place a baby somewhere to sleep.
    • verb
      (idiomatic, of an aircraft)
      To land.
    • verb
      (idiomatic)
      To drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.
    • verb
      (idiomatic)
      To cease, temporarily or permanently, reading (a book).
    • set down, stop carrying
    • administer euthanasia to an animal
    • put down (trouble)
    • verb
      cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
    • verb
      cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here"
    • verb
      make a record of; set down in permanent form
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
    • verb
      put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
    • verb
      reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
    • verb
      remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel"

    Synonyms of "put down" in English dictionary

    degrade, get down, take down are the top synonyms of "put down" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "put down" in English dictionary

    pick up is the antonym of "put down" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of put down

    • put down ( plural  put downs)
    • to put down
    • put down (plural put downs)
    • put down (third-person singular simple present puts down, present participle putting down, simple past and past participle put down)

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