Definition of put-down
(Entry 1 of 2)
: an act or instance of putting down
especially
: a humiliating remark
put down
verb
put down; putting down; puts down
Definition of put down (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to bring to an end : stop
put down a riot
3
: to make ineffective : check
put down the gossip
4
: to do away with (an injured, sick, or aged animal) : destroy
5a
: to put in writing
b
: to enter in a list
6a
: to place in a category
I put him down as a hypochondriac— O. S. J. Gogarty
b
: attribute
put it down to inexperience
7
: to pack or preserve for future use
8
: consume
putting down helping after helping— Carson McCullers
put down roots
: to establish a permanent residence
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