put down


Definition: Meaning of, put down in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pʊt daʊn /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
put down put down put down
Present Participle Third Person Singular
putting down puts down
  1. [transitive] to put someone or something onto a surface, especially the floor
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  2. [transitive] to criticize someone, especially when other people are present, in a way that makes them feel stupid
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  3. put yourself down to criticize yourself so that people think that you are less good, clever etc than you really are
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  4. [transitive] to kill an animal using a drug because it is very old, ill, or dangerous
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  5. [transitive] to write something on a piece of paper
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  6. [transitive] to write someone’s name on a list, especially so that they can take part in something
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  7. [transitive] to pay part of the cost of something and agree to pay the rest later
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  8. [intransitive/transitive] British English to stop a car, bus etc and let someone get out of it
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  9. [intransitive/transitive] if an aircraft puts down, or if someone puts it down, it lands
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  10. [transitive] put someone down to put a baby in a bed so that it can go to sleep
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  11. [transitive] British English to officially ask parliament or a committee to consider something and make a decision on it
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  12. [transitive] to use force to stop a protest or an attempt by people to take power away from a government or leader
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  13. can’t put something down used for saying that you think a book is so interesting or exciting that you cannot stop reading it
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  14. put the phone down
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  15. to put the telephone receiver back onto its base after you have finished talking to someone
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  16. put the phone down on someone to end a telephone conversation with someone before they have finished speaking
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