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put-down

 
Noun put-down has 1 sense
  1. put-down, squelch, squelcher, takedown - a crushing remark
    --1 is a kind of derision
    Derived form: verb put down4
Verb put-down has 7 senses
  1. set down, put down, place down - cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here"
    --1 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. lay, put down, repose - put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
    --2 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
    Somebody ----s something PP
  3. land, put down, bring down - cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
    --3 is one way to arrive, get, come
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
  4. take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down - reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
    --4 is one way to humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
    Derived form: noun put-down1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  5. drop, set down, put down, unload, discharge - leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;
    --5 is one way to deliver
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
    Somebody ----s something PP
  6. write down, set down, get down, put down - put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
    --6 is one way to write
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
  7. record, enter, put down - make a record of; set down in permanent form
    --7 is one way to save, preserve
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
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