put-down

Nouns

Verbs

  • (v) cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
    • set down your bags here
    place down, set down,
  • (v) put in a horizontal position
    • lay the books on the table
    • lay the patient carefully onto the bed
    lay, repose,
  • (v) cause to come to the ground
    • the pilot managed to land the airplane safely
    land, bring down,
  • (v) reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
    • She tends to put down younger women colleagues
    • His critics took him down after the lecture
    demean, degrade, disgrace, take down,
  • (v) leave or unload
    • unload the cargo
    • drop off the passengers at the hotel
    unload, drop off, set down, discharge, drop,
  • (v) 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
    destroy,
  • (v) put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc. set down, write down, get down,
  • (v) make a record of; set down in permanent form record, enter,

Synonyms

squelch squelcher takedown place down set down lay repose land bring down demean degrade disgrace take down unload drop off discharge drop destroy write down get down record enter

See also

superimpose lay over superpose cache hive up hoard lay away squirrel away stash lay aside save up save lay place put set position pose build on build upon repose on rest on

Words of close approximity