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Put Down (Verb)

Meaning 1

Cause to come to the ground; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

  • Bring Down
  • Land

Hypernyms

  • Arrive
  • Come

Meaning 2

Make a record of; set down in permanent form.

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Enter
  • Record

Hypernyms

  • Preserve
  • Save

Hyponyms

  • Notch
  • Chronicle
  • Clock Up
  • Videotape
  • Score
  • Chalk Up
  • Ring Up
  • Shoot
  • Punch In
  • Accession
  • Maintain
  • Photograph
  • Tape
  • Mark
  • Keep
  • Log
  • File
  • Document
  • Tally
  • Record
  • Manifest
  • Snap
  • Clock In
  • Log Up
  • File Away
  • Film
  • Register
  • Post
  • Inscribe
  • Book

Meaning 3

Cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Place Down
  • Set Down

Hypernyms

  • Position
  • Put
  • Pose
  • Place
  • Lay

Hyponyms

  • Plump Down
  • Plank
  • Plonk
  • Plunk Down
  • Plop
  • Plunk
  • Plump

Meaning 4

Put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc..

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Get Down
  • Write Down
  • Set Down

Hypernyms

  • Write

Hyponyms

  • Notate
  • Dash Down
  • Take Down
  • Transcribe
  • Dash Off
  • Note

Meaning 5

Remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Drop
  • Drop Off
  • Discharge
  • Unload
  • Set Down

Hypernyms

  • Deliver

Hyponyms

  • Air-drop
  • Wharf

Meaning 6

Put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Lay
  • Repose

Hypernyms

  • Position
  • Put
  • Pose
  • Place
  • Lay

Hyponyms

  • Rail
  • Blow
  • Rebury
  • Lay
  • Lay To Rest
  • Inhume
  • Inter
  • Bury

Related Words

  • Put (verb)

Meaning 7

Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture".

Classification

Verbs of feeling.

Synonyms

  • Disgrace
  • Take Down
  • Degrade
  • Demean

Hypernyms

  • Humble
  • Mortify
  • Chagrin
  • Humiliate

Hyponyms

  • Dehumanise
  • Dehumanize
  • Reduce

Related Words

  • Put-down (noun)

Meaning 8

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".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Destroy

Hypernyms

  • Kill
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