'take down' definitions:
Definition of 'take down'
(from WordNet)
verb
Move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf" [syn: lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down] [ant: bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise]
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
Tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" [syn: level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down] [ant: erect, put up, raise, rear, set up]
verb
Make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher said that morning" [syn: note, take down]
Synonyms of 'take down'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abase,
- abash,
- admonish,
- bear down,
- beat down,
- blow down,
- blow over,
- book,
- bowl down,
- bowl over,
- break down,
- bring down,
- bring low,
- bring to book,
- bulldog,
- bulldoze,
- burn down,
- calendar,
- call to account,
- carve,
- cast down,
- catalog,
- chalk,
- chalk up,
- chastise,
- check in,
- chide,
- chop down,
- chronicle,
- consume,
- correct,
- couch,
- crush,
- cut,
- cut down,
- dash down,
- debase,
- deck,
- degrade,
- demean,
- demolish,
- depress,
- detrude,
- devour,
- diminish,
- disassemble,
- dismantle,
- dismember,
- dismount,
- dispatch,
- dispose of,
- docket,
- down,
- downbear,
- drop,
- dump,
- dump on,
- eat up,
- engrave,
- enroll,
- enscroll,
- enter,
- fell,
- fetch down,
- file,
- fill out,
- flatten,
- floor,
- get away with,
- get down,
- grave,
- ground,
- haul down,
- have words with,
- hew down,
- impanel,
- incise,
- indent,
- index,
- ingest,
- inscribe,
- insert,
- jot down,
- knock down,
- knock over,
- lay level,
- lay low,
- lay out,
- lecture,
- let down,
- level,
- list,
- log,
- lower,
- make a memorandum,
- make a note,
- make an entry,
- make out,
- mark down,
- matriculate,
- minute,
- mow down,
- note,
- note down,
- objurgate,
- place upon record,
- poll,
- post,
- post up,
- precipitate,
- press down,
- prostrate,
- pull down,
- push down,
- put away,
- put down,
- put in writing,
- put on paper,
- put on tape,
- rase,
- rate,
- raze,
- rebuke,
- record,
- reduce,
- reduce to writing,
- register,
- reprehend,
- reprimand,
- reprove,
- scold,
- send headlong,
- set down,
- set straight,
- sink,
- smash,
- spank,
- spread-eagle,
- steamroller,
- straighten out,
- supinate,
- surround,
- swallow,
- tabulate,
- take apart,
- take in,
- take to task,
- tape,
- tape-record,
- tear down,
- throw,
- throw down,
- thrust down,
- topple,
- trip,
- trip up,
- tuck in,
- tumble,
- upbraid,
- videotape,
- whack down,
- write,
- write down,
- write in,
- write out,
- write up
Words containing 'take down'
- Take,
- Take off,
- Taking,
- Takingly,
- To take after,
- To take down,
- To take in,
- To take in with,
- To take on,
- To take out,
- To take to,
- To take up,
- To take up with,
- To take with,
- take after,
- take for,
- take from,
- take in,
- take it,
- take on,
- take out,
- take over,
- take to,
- take to be,
- take up,
- take up with,
- taking in,
- taking over,
- takings,
- Stock taking,
- Take-in,
- Take-off,
- Take-up,
- Taking-off,
- To give and take,
- To take a departure,
- To take a horn,
- To take a newspaper,
- To take a reef in,
- To take a shoot,
- To take advantage of,
- To take aim,
- To take air,
- To take along,
- To take arms,
- To take away,
- To take bearings,
- To take breath,
- To take care,
- To take care of,
- To take check,
- To take effect,
- To take fire,
- To take heart,
- To take heed,
- To take heed to,
- To take hold of,
- To take horse,
- To take huff,
- To take in hand,
- To take in vain,
- To take issue,
- To take it in snuff,
- To take keep,
- To take leave,
- To take measures,
- To take notice,
- To take notice of,
- To take oath,
- To take order for,
- To take order with,
- To take orders,
- To take place,
- To take pleasure in,
- To take possession,
- To take potluck,
- To take root,
- To take shape,
- To take shipping,
- To take sides,
- To take sight,
- To take soil,
- To take steps,
- To take stock,
- To take stock in,
- To take stock of,
- To take the chair,
- To take the field,
- To take the ground,
- To take the law of,
- To take the place of,
- To take the reins,
- To take the road,
- To take the stump,
- To take the trouble,
- To take the veil,
- To take the wall,
- To take the wind,
- To take to heart,
- To take to task,
- To take to the heels,
- To take to the road,
- To take to wife,
- To take turns,
- To take up arms,
- To take up cudgels for,
- To take up the cross,
- To take up the gauntlet,
- To take up the glove,
- To take up the hatchet,
- To take upon,
- To take vent,
- To take wind,
- double take,
- give and take,
- give or take,
- picture taking,
- take a bow,
- take a breath,
- take a breather,
- take a chance,
- take a crack at,
- take a crap,
- take a dare,
- take a dive,
- take a hit,
- take a hop,
- take a joke,
- take a leak,
- take a look,
- take a pee,
- take a piss,
- take a powder,
- take aback,
- take account,
- take advantage,
- take advantage of,
- take aim,
- take apart,
- take arms,
- take aside,
- take away,
- take back,
- take by storm,
- take care,
- take care of,
- take chances,
- take charge,
- take control,
- take cover,
- take effect,
- take exception,
- take fire,
- take five,
- take flight,
- take for granted,
- take form,
- take heart,
- take heed,
- take hold,
- take hold of,
- take home,
- take in charge,
- take in vain,
- take in water,
- take into account,
- take issue,
- take issue with,
- take it easy,
- take it on the chin,
- take kindly to,
- take leave,
- take liberties,
- take lying down,
- take note,
- take notice,
- take office,
- take orders,
- take pains,
- take part,
- take place,
- take pride,
- take root,
- take shape,
- take sides,
- take stage,
- take steps,
- take stock,
- take ten,
- take the air,
- take the cake,
- take the count,
- take the edge off,
- take the field,
- take the fifth,
- take the floor,
- take the heat,
- take the road,
- take the stage,
- take the stand,
- take the veil,
- take time,
- take time off,
- take to heart,
- take to task,
- take to the woods,
- take turns,
- take up arms,
- take water,
- taking apart,
- taking away,
- taking hold,
- taking into custody,
- taking place,
- to take a breather,
- to take a flight9,
- Leave-taking,
- Nap-taking,
- Side-taking,
- To take a name in vain,
- To take ground to the left,
- To take ground to the right,
- To take heart of grace,
- To take into one's confidence,
- To take occasion by the forelock,
- To take one's measure,
- To take one's own course,
- To take the back track,
- To take the bull by the horns,
- To take time by the forelock,
- give-and-take,
- stock-take,
- stock-taking,
- take a firm stand,
- take home pay,
- take one's lumps,
- take the bull by the horns,
- take the fifth amendment,
- take time by the forelock,
- take with a grain of salt,
- take-away,
- take-home,
- To take the name of God in vain,
- To take the wind out of one's sails,
- To take upon one's self,
- take-home pay