put down
Other forms: puts down
When you put down your water glass, you simply place it on a surface. However, when you put down your math teacher, you criticize her harshly.
You can put down the grocery bags on the kitchen counter, or put down a puppy when it starts squirming. You can also put something down on paper, or write it out; and you can put down, or pay, a deposit on a new apartment. When you put down a person, you denounce or find fault with them, usually verbally.
Definitions of put down
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put in a horizontal position
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cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
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leave or unload
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cause to come to the ground
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synonyms:
bring down, land
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reduce in worth or character, usually verbally“She tends to put down younger women colleagues”
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types:
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reduce
lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
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dehumanise, dehumanize
deprive of human qualities
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reduce
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put (an animal) to death
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put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
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synonyms:
get down, set down, write down
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types:
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transcribe
write out from speech, notes, etc.
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notate
put into notation, as of music or choreography
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dash down, dash off
write down hastily
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note, take down
make a written note of
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type of:
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write
communicate or express by writing
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make a record of; set down in permanent form
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types:
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chalk up, tally
keep score, as in games
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clock in, clock on, punch in
register one's arrival at work
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record, tape
register electronically
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accession
make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library
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post
display, as of records in sports games
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ring up
to perform and record a sale on a cash register
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manifest
record in a ship's manifest
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inscribe
write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
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chronicle
record in chronological order; make a historical record
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file, file away
place in a container for keeping records
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document
record in detail
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log
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
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clock up, log up
record a distance travelled; on planes and cars
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film, shoot, take
make a film or photograph of something
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tape, videotape
record on videotape
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photograph, shoot, snap
record on photographic film
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mark, score
make underscoring marks
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notch
notch a surface to record something
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keep, maintain
maintain by writing regular records
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film
record in film
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register
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
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book
record a charge in a police register
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cancel, invalidate
make invalid for use
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save, write
record data on a computer
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tape record
record with a tape recorder
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prerecord
record before presentation, as of a broadcast
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file, register
record in a public office or in a court of law
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retake
photograph again
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reshoot
shoot again
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x-ray
take an x-ray of something or somebody
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cinematise, cinematize
make a film of or adopt so as to make into a film
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microfilm
record on microfilm
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cut
record a performance on (a medium)
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cut
make a recording of
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patent
grant rights to; grant a patent for
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enrol, enroll, enter, inscribe, recruit
register formally as a participant or member
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list
include in a list
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fine, ticket
issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty
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book
register in a hotel booker
Pronunciation
US
/pʊt daʊn/
UK
/pʊt daʊn/
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