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put down
- See:
- put
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| definition 1: |
to stop holding ; lay (something) down.
Put down that gun.- antonyms:
- lift, pick up, take
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| definition 2: |
to write down, as on paper.
- synonyms:
- record, write
- similar words:
- book, enter, jot down, log, note, pen, register
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| definition 3: |
to forcefully repress.
The soldiers put down the protest.- synonyms:
- quash, quell, suppress
- similar words:
- crush, repress, squelch, stifle, throttle
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| definition 4: |
to treat as insignificant or ridiculous.
- synonyms:
- belittle, denigrate, depreciate, disparage, ridicule
- similar words:
- deride, disdain, embarrass, mortify
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| related words: |
abase, belittle, break, choke, demean, diminish, insult, stamp, subdue |
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