Search Result:put-down
Overview of noun put-down
The noun put-down has 1 sense
Overview of verb put-down
The verb put down has 8 senses
- set down, put down, place down -- (cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here")
- lay, put down, repose -- (put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed")
- land, put down, bring down -- (cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely")
- 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")
- drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, discharge -- (leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel")
- destroy, put down -- (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")
- write down, set down, get down, put down -- (put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.)
- record, enter, put down -- (make a record of; set down in permanent form)