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noun(put-down)an act or instance of putting down; especially : a humiliating remark
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verb(put-down)to bring to an end : stop
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verb(put-down)depose, degrade
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verb(put-down)disparage, belittle
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verb(put-down)to place in a specified position or relationship : lay
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verb(put-down)to move in a specified direction
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verb(put-down)to send (something, such as a weapon or missile) into or through something : thrust
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idiom(put-down)to end a telephone connection
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idiom(put-down)to think of (someone) as (a specified kind of person or thing)
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idiom(put-down)to write the name of (someone) on a list of people who will do or give (something)
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idiom(put-down)to write down a person's name on a list of people (to be included in something) : to include someone among the people who will participate in something
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phrasal verb(put-down)to say or think that (something) happened because of (something)
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idiom(put-down)to end a telephone connection