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put down

put down

 
See:
put
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to put (an object that you are holding) onto a surface.
Time is up. Please put down your pencils.This box has the cups and dishes. I'll put it down in the kitchen.
antonyms:
lift, pick up
definition 2: to express through writing.
I like to put down my thoughts in my journal.
synonyms:
record, write
similar words:
book, enter, jot down, log, note, pen, register
definition 3: to forcefully repress.
The palace guards put down the rebellion.The students mounted another protest but the soldiers put it down quickly.
synonyms:
quash, quell, suppress
similar words:
crush, repress, squelch, stifle, throttle
definition 4: to belittle or criticize.
My dad doesn't like my boyfriend. He's always putting him down.Why do you always put down my ideas?
synonyms:
belittle, criticize, denigrate, depreciate, disparage, ridicule
similar words:
deride, disdain, embarrass, mortify