Search Result for "put_down":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (8)

1. cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place;
- Example: "set down your bags here"
[syn: set down, put down, place down]

2. put in a horizontal position;
- Example: "lay the books on the table"
- Example: "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
[syn: lay, put down, repose]

3. cause to come to the ground;
- Example: "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"
[syn: land, put down, bring down]

4. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally;
- Example: "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"
- Example: "His critics took him down after the lecture"
[syn: take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down]

5. leave or unload;
- Example: "unload the cargo"
- Example: "drop off the passengers at the hotel"
[syn: drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, discharge]

6. put (an animal) to death;
- Example: "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"
- Example: "the sick cat had to be put down"
[syn: destroy, put down]

7. put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.;
[syn: write down, set down, get down, put down]

8. make a record of; set down in permanent form;
[syn: record, enter, put down]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

put down
    v 1: cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place;
         "set down your bags here" [syn: set down, put down,
         place down]
    2: put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table";
       "lay the patient carefully onto the bed" [syn: lay, put
       down, repose]
    3: cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the
       airplane safely" [syn: land, put down, bring down]
    4: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to
       put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him
       down after the lecture" [syn: take down, degrade,
       disgrace, demean, put down]
    5: leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers
       at the hotel" [syn: drop, drop off, set down, put
       down, unload, discharge]
    6: put (an animal) to death; "The customs agents destroyed the
       dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put
       down" [syn: destroy, put down]
    7: put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
       [syn: write down, set down, get down, put down]
    8: make a record of; set down in permanent form [syn: record,
       enter, put down]