- v. make a record of (view details)
- v. put down in writing (view details)
- v. leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo (view details)
- v. cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place (view details)
- v. put in a horizontal position (view details)
- v. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally (view details)
- v. cause to come to the ground (view details)
Meaning 1: (verb) make a record of, set down in permanent form
Synonym(s): enter ( what does enter stand for? ), record ( what does record stand for? )
put down is derived from: entry ( what does entry stand for? ), record, record-keeper ( what does record-keeper stand for? ), recorder ( what does recorder stand for? ), recording equipment ( what does recording equipment stand for? ), recording machine ( what does recording machine stand for? ), registrar ( what does registrar stand for? )
Meaning 2: (verb) put down in writing, of texts, musical compositions, etc.
Synonym(s): get down ( what does get down stand for? ), set down ( what does set down stand for? ), write down ( what does write down stand for? )
Meaning 3: (verb) leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo,
Synonym(s): discharge ( what does discharge stand for? ), drop ( what does drop stand for? ), set down, unload ( what does unload stand for? )
put down is derived from: drop
Meaning 4: (verb) cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
Usage Example(s): set down your bags here
Synonym(s): place down ( what does place down stand for? ), set down
Meaning 5: (verb) put in a horizontal position
Usage Example(s): lay the books on the table, lay the patient carefully onto the bed
Synonym(s): lay ( what does lay stand for? ), repose ( what does repose stand for? )
Worth Checking: build on ( what does build on stand for? ), build upon ( what does build upon stand for? ), cache ( what does cache stand for? ), hive up ( what does hive up stand for? ), hoard ( what does hoard stand for? ), lay, lay aside ( what does lay aside stand for? ), lay away ( what does lay away stand for? ), lay over ( what does lay over stand for? ), place ( what does place stand for? ), pose ( what does pose stand for? ), position ( what does position stand for? ), put ( what does put stand for? ), repose on ( what does repose on stand for? ), rest on ( what does rest on stand for? ), save ( what does save stand for? ), save up ( what does save up stand for? ), set ( what does set stand for? ), squirrel away ( what does squirrel away stand for? ), stash ( what does stash stand for? ), superimpose ( what does superimpose stand for? ), superpose ( what does superpose stand for? )
Cause(s): lie ( what does lie stand for? )
Meaning 6: (verb) reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
Usage Example(s): His critics took him down after the lecture, She tends to put down younger women colleagues
Synonym(s): degrade ( what does degrade stand for? ), demean ( what does demean stand for? ), disgrace ( what does disgrace stand for? ), take down ( what does take down stand for? )
put down is derived from: abasement ( what does abasement stand for? ), abjection ( what does abjection stand for? ), debasement ( what does debasement stand for? ), degradation ( what does degradation stand for? ), put-down ( what does put-down stand for? ), squelch ( what does squelch stand for? ), squelcher ( what does squelcher stand for? ), takedown ( what does takedown stand for? )
Meaning 7: (verb) cause to come to the ground
Usage Example(s): the pilot managed to land the airplane safely
Synonym(s): bring down ( what does bring down stand for? ), land ( what does land stand for? )
Cause(s): land, set down
put down is derived from: dry land ( what does dry land stand for? ), earth ( what does earth stand for? ), ground ( what does ground stand for? ), land, landing ( what does landing stand for? ), solid ground ( what does solid ground stand for? ), terra firma ( what does terra firma stand for? )
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Synonym(s): squelch ( what does squelch stand for? ), squelcher ( what does squelcher stand for? ), takedown ( what does takedown stand for? )
put-down is derived from: degrade ( what does degrade stand for? ), demean ( what does demean stand for? ), disgrace ( what does disgrace stand for? ), put down ( what does put down stand for? ), quell ( what does quell stand for? ), quench ( what does quench stand for? ), squelch, take down ( what does take down stand for? )
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