put down

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verb

1. cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place (Freq. 6)
- set down your bags here
• Syn:
set down, place down
• Hypernyms:
put, set, place, pose, position, lay
• Hyponyms:
plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk,
plump down, plunk down, plump
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. put in a horizontal position (Freq. 2)
- lay the books on the table
- lay the patient carefully onto the bed
• Syn:
lay, repose
• See Also:
repose on (for: repose), put, lay over (for: lay), lay away (for: lay), lay aside (for: lay)
• Hypernyms:
put, set, place, pose, position, lay
• Hyponyms:
rail, lay, blow, bury, entomb,
inhume, inter, lay to rest, rebury
• Cause:
lie
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
3. cause to come to the ground (Freq. 1)
- the pilot managed to land the airplane safely
• Syn:
land, bring down
• Derivationally related forms:
land (for: land), landing (for: land)
• Topics:
air travel, aviation, air
• Hypernyms:
arrive, get, come
• Cause:
land, set down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
4. leave or unload
- unload the cargo
- drop off the passengers at the hotel
• Syn:
drop, drop off, set down, unload, discharge
• Derivationally related forms:
drop (for: drop)
• Hypernyms:
deliver
• Hyponyms:
wharf, air-drop
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
5. 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
• Syn:
destroy
• Hypernyms:
kill
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. put down in writing;
of texts, musical compositions, etc.
• Syn:
write down, set down, get down
• Hypernyms:
write
• Hyponyms:
transcribe, notate, dash down, dash off, note, take down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
7. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- She tends to put down younger women colleagues
- His critics took him down after the lecture
• Syn:
take down, degrade, disgrace, demean
• Derivationally related forms:
put-down, degradation (for: degrade), takedown (for: take down)
• Hypernyms:
humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
• Hyponyms:
reduce, dehumanize, dehumanise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
8. make a record of;
set down in permanent form
• Syn:
record, enter
• Derivationally related forms:
entry (for: enter), record (for: record), recorder (for: record)
• Topics:
recording, transcription
• Hypernyms:
save, preserve
• Hyponyms:
tally, chalk up, clock in, punch in, clock on,
record, tape, accession, post, ring up, manifest,
inscribe, chronicle, file, file away, document, log,
log up, clock up, film, shoot, take, videotape,
photograph, snap, score, mark, notch, keep,
maintain, register, book
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE