Put down

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Noun

put-down

An insult or barb; a demeaning remark
When he called you a know-it-all, he meant it as a put-down.

Verb

To set down, stop carrying, or place in a low location.
Put down your suitcase and stay awhile.
To insult, belittle, or demean
They put down their little sister for walking slowly.
To pay an initial amount of money on a large purchase
We put down a $1,000 deposit.
To halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force
put down an insurrection
To administer euthanasia, as to an animal too old or ill to cure
Rex was in so much pain, they had to put him down.

Related terms

WordNet Definitions

one

1. put-down, squelch, squelcher, takedown -- (a crushing remark).

seven

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").
2. lay, put down, repose -- (put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed").
3. land, put down, bring down -- (cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely").
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").
5. drop, set down, put down, unload, discharge -- (leave or unload, especially of passengers or cargo;).
6. write down, set down, get down, put down -- (put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.).
7. record, enter, put down -- (make a record of; set down in permanent form).

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