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11put-down — n [C usually singular] something you say that is intended to make someone feel stupid or unimportant = ↑snub ▪ She was tired of his put downs …
12put down — ► put down 1) suppress (a rebellion, coup, or riot) by force. 2) kill (a sick, old, or injured animal). 3) pay (a sum) as a deposit. 4) informal humiliate by public criticism. Main Entry: ↑put …
13put down to — ► put down to attribute (something) to. Main Entry: ↑put …
14put-down — [n] nasty commentary cut*, dig*, disparagement, gibe*, humiliation, indignity, insult, jibe*, knock*, pan*, rebuff, sarcasm, slight, sneer*, snub, suppression; concepts 54,278 Ant. flattery, praise …
15put down roots — ► put down roots begin to have a settled life in a place. Main Entry: ↑root …
16put-down — ► NOUN informal ▪ a humiliating or critical remark …
17put-down — ☆ put down [poot′doun΄ ] n. Slang a belittling remark or crushing retort …
18put down — 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, ↑ …
19put down — phrasal verb Word forms put down : present tense I/you/we/they put down he/she/it puts down present participle putting down past tense put down past participle put down 1) [transitive] to put someone or something onto a surface, especially the… …
20put down — v. 1) (d; tr.) ( to consider ) to put down as (we can put this trip down as a business expense) 2) (d; tr.) to put down for ( to enter a pledge for ) (I ll put you down for five tickets) 3) (BE) (d; tr.) ( to enter ) to put down for (to put down… …
