if an aircraft puts down, or if someone puts it down, it lands
to criticize someone, especially when other people are present, in a way that makes them feel stupid
to criticize yourself so that people think that you are less good, clever etc than you really are
to end a telephone conversation with someone before they have finished speaking
to kill an animal using a drug because it is very old, ill, or dangerous
to officially ask parliament or a committee to consider something and make a decision on it
to pay part of the cost of something and agree to pay the rest later
to put a baby in a bed so that it can go to sleep
to put someone or something onto a surface, especially the floor
to put the telephone receiver back onto its base after you have finished talking to someone
to stop a car, bus etc and let someone get out of it
to use force to stop a protest or an attempt by people to take power away from a government or leader
to write someone’s name on a list, especially so that they can take part in something
to write something on a piece of paper
used for saying that you think a book is so interesting or exciting that you cannot stop reading it
Can you put me down by the library?
Can you put your phone number down in the book?
Emma put her bag down and went upstairs.
Eppstadt ate a couple of mouthfuls of rare tuna, then put down his fork.
He just sipped a little more of his coffee and put down his cup.
He used tanks to put down an armed uprising last June.
He’s always trying to put me down.
How dare he put the phone down on me!
I put Brigid down for a couple of hours this afternoon.
I put my name down on the list.
I simply wait a few seconds, say absolutely nothing, then quietly put down the phone.
I’ve put you down to help with the food.
She put the phone down and turned to me with a worried expression.
Stop putting yourself down. You’re a very intelligent woman.
The government put down numerous extensive amendments to the Bill.
The other one had been taken out of its wrapper and put down on the mantel shelf.
We’re probably going to have the cat put down next week.
We’ve put down a deposit on a new car.
puts down
putting down
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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