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Definition of 'put down'

Verb

  1. cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here"
       Synonyms: set down place down
  2. put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
       Synonyms: lay repose
  3. cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
       Synonyms: land bring down
  4. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
       Synonyms: take down degrade disgrace demean
  5. leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;
       Synonyms: drop drop off set down unload discharge
  6. put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
       Synonyms: write down set down get down
  7. make a record of; set down in permanent form
       Synonyms: record enter


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