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41put-down — noun (countable usually singular) something you say that is intended to make someone feel stupid or unimportant; snub 2: Some feminists see the put downs girls experience as the means by which men control women. see also: put down put …
42put-down — noun (countable usually singular) something you say that is intended to make someone feel stupid or unimportant; snub 2: Some feminists see the put downs girls experience as the means by which men control women. see also: put down put …
43put down — /ˌpυt daυn/ verb to make a deposit ● to put down money on a house (NOTE: putting put) …
44put-down — Setdown Set down (s[e^]t doun ), n. The humbling of a person by act or words, especially by a disparaging remark, a retort or a reproof; the retort or the reproof which has such effect. Also called {put down}. [1913 Webster +PJC] …
45put-down — /poot down /, n. 1. a landing of an aircraft. 2. Informal. a. a disparaging, belittling, or snubbing remark. b. a remark or act intended to humiliate or embarrass someone. Also, putdown. [1960 65; n. use of v. phrase put down] * * * …
46put down roots — 1) to become a part of the community where you live by making friends and taking part in local activities I didn t want to move away now I d put down roots. 2) if a plant puts down roots, its roots become strong and established …
47put-down — /ˈpʊt daʊn/ (say poot down) noun a rebuke; insult; humiliation: *even if the work is considered to be intelligent – how insidious a put down, implying that such a quality is rare in women s writing – it is still primarily a women s book . –anne… …
48put down the shutters — ˌbring/ˌput down the ˈshutters idiom to stop letting sb know what your thoughts or feelings are; to stop letting yourself think about sth • He brought down the shutters on the image of the dying girl. Main entry: ↑shutteridiom …
49put-down — noun An insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remark. When he called you a know it all, he meant it as a put down …
50put down — phr verb Put down is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bag, ↑basket, ↑beaker, ↑book, ↑briefcase, ↑burden, ↑cat, ↑coup, ↑cup, ↑deposit, ↑disturbance, ↑dog, ↑ …
