put down
• stop holding something and place it on a surface or the ground.
• "Harry put down his cup"
• record something in writing.
• "he's putting a few thoughts down on paper"
Similar:
write down,
put in writing,
note down,
make a note of,
jot down,
take down,
set down,
put in black and white,
list,
record,
register,
log,
enter,
• suppress a rebellion, coup, or riot by force.
• "the security forces put down a coup attempt in the capital"
Similar:
suppress,
put an end to,
crush,
quash,
quell,
overthrow,
stamp out,
squash,
repress,
check,
subdue,
• enter someone's name on a list as wishing to do, join, or subscribe to something.
• "he put his name down to stand for the Green party"
• consider someone or something to be of a particular type or to have a particular cause.
• "his achievement was put down to luck"
• pay a specified sum as a deposit.
• "he put a thousand down and paid the rest over six months"
• kill an animal because it is sick, injured, or old.
• "the horse's condition deteriorated and he was put down"
• criticize someone.
• "he put me down in front of my own employees"
Similar:
criticize,
belittle,
disparage,
deprecate,
denigrate,
take down a peg or two,
slight,
humiliate,
show up,
mortify,
shame,
crush,
squash,
deflate,
have a go at,
cut down to size,
settle someone's hash,
make someone eat crow,
• preserve or store food or wine for future use.
• "I put down twelve quarts of pickles"
• land an aircraft.
• "the pilot had to put down in a field"
• lay a baby down to sleep.
• "she went off very quickly when I put her down"
put-down
noun
• a remark intended to humiliate or criticize someone.
• "a clever put-down of Tory supporters"
Similar:
snub,
disparaging remark,
insult,
slight,
affront,
rebuff,
sneer,
disparagement,
humiliation,
slap in the face,
barb,
jibe,
criticism,
dig,
brush-off,
