'put down' definitions:

Definition of 'put down'

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verb
Cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here" [syn: set down, put down, place down]
verb
Put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" [syn: lay, put down, repose]
verb
Cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely" [syn: land, put down, bring down]
verb
Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture" [syn: take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down]
verb
Leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel" [syn: drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, discharge]
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" [syn: destroy, put down]
verb
Put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. [syn: write down, set down, get down, put down]
verb
Make a record of; set down in permanent form [syn: record, enter, put down]

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