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- See:
- put
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| related words: |
abase, belittle, break, choke, demean, diminish, insult, stamp, subdue |
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