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See also: put-down


put-down

1 of 2

noun

: an act or instance of putting down
especially : a humiliating remark

put down

2 of 2

verb

put down; putting down; puts down

transitive verb

1
: to bring to an end : stop
put down a riot
2
b
: disparage, belittle
mentioned his poetry only to put it down
c
: disapprove, criticize
was put down for the way she dressed
d
: humiliate, squelch
put him down with a sharp retort
3
: to make ineffective : check
put down the gossip
4
: to do away with (an injured, sick, or aged animal) : destroy
5
a
: to put in writing
b
: to enter in a list
6
a
: 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
Phrases
put down roots
: to establish a permanent residence

Example Sentences

Verb he has the annoying habit of putting down others under the guise of offering constructive criticism we had the whole agreement put down on paper

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1932, in the meaning defined above

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of put-down was in the 14th century

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