put down an uprising

  • 1put 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, ↑ …

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  • 2put 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… …

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  • 3put 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, ↑ …

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  • 4put down an insurgency — suppress a rebellion, crush an uprising …

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  • 5put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… …

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  • 6put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in …

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  • 7uprising — n. 1) to foment, incite an uprising 2) to crush, put down, quell, an uprising 3) an armed; peasant uprising 4) an uprising against * * * [ ʌpˌraɪzɪŋ] an uprising incite an uprising peasant uprising put down quell an armed …

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  • 8uprising — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ failed ▪ the failed uprising of 1830 ▪ mass, national, popular ▪ massive ▪ …

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  • 9uprising — noun the uprising was put down by government forces Syn: rebellion, revolt, insurrection, mutiny, revolution, insurgence, intifada, rioting, riot; civil disobedience, unrest, anarchy, coup, coup d état, putsch •• uprising, insurgency,… …

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  • 10Solís Uprising — The Solís Uprising (Spanish: Levantamiento de Solís) was an unsuccessful military uprising in Galicia (Spain) in 1846. The soldiers executed after the defeat became known as the Martyrs of Carral (Spanish: Mártires de Carral). Contents 1 Context… …

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