Put down
/pʊt daʊn/B1
PreIntermediate
1. Place something you are holding onto a surface.
- Please put down the book on the table.
- She put down her pen after finishing her note.
2. Make a written or printed record of something.
- The journalist put down his observations in a notebook.
- Please put down your details on this form.
3. Kill an animal painlessly, usually because it is very old or sick.
- The vet suggested they put down the dog to end its suffering.
- He was heartbroken to have to put down their beloved cat.
4. Criticize, belittle or humiliate someone.
- He always puts her down in front of others.
- The teacher was known to put down students who gave incorrect answers.
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