put down

put down
1) PHRASAL VERB If you put something down somewhere, you write or type it there.

[V n P in/on n] Never put anything down on paper which might be used in evidence against you at a later date...

[V P that] We've put down on our staff development plan for this year that we would like some technology courses...

[V P wh] I had prepared for the meeting by putting down what I wanted from them. [Also V P n (not pron)]

2) PHRASAL VERB If you put down some money, you pay part of the price of something, and will pay the rest later.

[V P n (not pron)] He bought an investment property for $100,000 and put down $20,000...

[V n P] He's got to put cash down.

3) PHRASAL VERB When soldiers, police, or the government put down a riot or rebellion, they stop it by using force.

[V P n (not pron)] Soldiers went in to put down a rebellion. [Also V n P]

Syn:
4) PHRASAL VERB If someone puts you down, they treat you in an unpleasant way by criticizing you in front of other people or making you appear foolish. [INFORMAL]
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[V n P] I know that I do put people down occasionally...

[V n P] She learned to stop putting herself down and comparing herself to others...

[V P n (not pron)] Racist jokes come from wanting to put down other kinds of people we feel threatened by.

Syn:
5) PHRASAL VERB When an animal is put down, it is killed because it is dangerous or very ill. [mainly BRIT]

[be V-ed P] Magistrates ordered his dog Samson to be put down immediately...

[V P n (not pron)] They think that any legislation that involved putting down dogs was wrong. [Also V n P]


English dictionary. 2008.

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