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If there be any plausible reason for supposing that we have the right to legislate on the slave interests of the District, you cannot put down the investigation of the subject out of doors, by refusing to receive petitions.
Caleb Cushing

Meaning of "put down" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUT DOWN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUT DOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Put down is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES PUT DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of put down in the English dictionary

The first definition of put down in the dictionary is to make a written record of. Other definition of put down is to repress. Put down is also to consider; account.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUT DOWN

put a foot wrong
put a sock in it
put a spoke in someone´s wheel
put about
put across
put all one´s eggs in one basket
put aside
put away
put back
put by
put forth
put forward
put in
put in a word for
put in an appearance
put in mothballs
put in the hard yards
put in the shade
put into words
put money into

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUT DOWN

back down
break down
bring the house down
cut down
down
get down
go down
hands down
hold down
lay down
ride down
sit down
step down
take down
thumbs down
turn down
up and down
upside down
when the chips are down
wind down
write down

Synonyms and antonyms of put down in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «put down» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUT DOWN

Find out the translation of put down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of put down from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «put down» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

轻蔑的话
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

menosprecio
570 millions of speakers

English

put down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीचे रख
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اخماد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

положил
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

crítica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নামিয়ে রাখা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

humiliation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Letakkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Herabsetzung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

こき下ろし
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

남을 깔아 뭉게는 말
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sijine mudhun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đặt xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கீழே போடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खाली ठेवले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Indirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

denigrazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odłożyć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поклав
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pune jos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βάλει κάτω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lägga ner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sette ned
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of put down

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUT DOWN»

The term «put down» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.022 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUT DOWN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about put down

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10 QUOTES WITH «PUT DOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word put down.
1
John R. Allen
We don't want the Taliban to put down roots, or the al Qaeda to put down roots in Afghanistan that can facilitate Afghanistan becoming - once again - a launching pad for international terrorism.
2
Nita Ambani
My father-in-law saw me at a dance performance. The next day, I got a phone call, and the caller said, 'I'm Dhirubhai Ambani... may I talk to Nita?' I said, 'It's a wrong number' and put down the phone. Then he called again... and I said, 'If you're Dhirubhai Ambani, then I'm Elizabeth Taylor.'
3
Frank Auerbach
To put down an ideogram of a table so that people will recognize it as a table is not the work of a painter, but to sense it for a moment as a magic carpet with a leg hanging down at each corner is the beginning of a painter's imagination.
4
Cecily Brown
My process is really quite organic, and starting a painting is one of the best parts for me. I always start in quite a loose and free way. I often put down one ground colour to begin with and then play off that.
5
William S. Burroughs
I started to write in about 1950; I was thirty-five at the time; there didn't seem to be any strong motivation. I simply was endeavoring to put down in a more or less straightforward journalistic style something about my experiences with addiction and addicts.
6
Pablo Casals
The heart of the melody can never be put down on paper.
7
Camilo Jose Cela
Ideas? My head is full of them, one after the other, but they serve no purpose there. They must be put down on paper, one after the other.
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Roger Corman
Other writers, producers, and directors of low-budget films would often put down the film they were making, saying it was just something to make money with. I never felt that. If I took the assignment, I'd give it my best shot.
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Caleb Cushing
If there be any plausible reason for supposing that we have the right to legislate on the slave interests of the District, you cannot put down the investigation of the subject out of doors, by refusing to receive petitions.
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Dorothy Day
Knitting is very conducive to thought. It is nice to knit a while, put down the needles, write a while, then take up the sock again.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUT DOWN»

Discover the use of put down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to put down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Summer We Read Gatsby: A Novel
From the author of Lulu Meets God and Doubts Him, Danielle Ganek's The Summer We Read Gatsby, a perfect beach read, captures the spirit of New York's most glamorous resort town, and will captivate readers with its spellbinding blend of ...
Danielle Ganek, 2010
2
Put Down Your Sword: Answering the Gospel Call to Creative ...
Who better to write such a work than Father John Dear, an internationally known peacemaker? Put Down Your Sword invites us into Jesus' way of nonviolence as presented by the Gospels.
John Dear, 2008
3
Effects of Put-down Humor on Cohesion in Groups
Overall, these results suggest that put-down humor can create positive impressions of other group members without increasing one's own attraction to the group.
Christine Gockel, 2007
4
Let the Great World Spin: A Novel
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Colum McCann's Transatlantic.
Colum McCann, 2009
5
Thriller 2: Stories You Just Can't Put Down: Through a Veil ...
From Jeffery Deaver's tale of international terrorism to Lisa Jackson's dysfunctional family in the California wine country to Ridley Pearson's horrifying serial killer, this collection has something for everyone.
Kathleen Antrim, Gary Braver, Sean Chercover, 2009
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How Private George W. Peck Put Down the Rebellion
I didn't half like the idea of dressing up in such a masquering costume, but of course if I could help put down the rebellion that way, it was my duty to do it, and besides, I had a grudge against that corporal, anyway, because he called me a “ jay” ...
George W. Peck
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How Private Geo. W. Peck Put Down the Rebellion
where he had spent the best years of his life. The colonel said I ought to have known better than to bring a circus horse to a funeral. Well, when the drum major got out of sight the horse acted better, and we went along all right, the solemn ...
8
Put Down the Duckie: An All-Star Musical Special
Elmo hosts his very own television game show. Children can guess the answers in this sing along video.
‎1996
9
Life of a Lady Poet: Put Down on Paper
Book Summary Life Of A Lady Poet, Put Down On Paper is a collection of poetic works that were written throughout and about the author s life.
Anastasia Writer, 2012
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The New York Teacher
beans near that one toward the left hand, putting down one at a time. How many are there in the first place? One. How many are there in the next place? Two. How many times did it take to put down one bean? One time, or once. How many to ...
‎1861

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUT DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term put down is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sod put down outside new Yolo County courthouse despite drought
There is a controversy brewing in Woodland, where a new lawn was put in front of the Yolo County Courthouse, despite the state's historic drought. «KCRA Sacramento, Jul 15»
2
Escaped Tiger From Georgia Zoo Kills Man and Is Put Down
A tiger that escaped from a zoo in Tbilisi, Georgia during extreme flooding was shot and killed Wednesday after it took the life of relief worker. “The tiger is ... «TIME, Jun 15»
3
Ionia farmer: Escaped emu found, put down
IONIA, Mich.— An emu that escaped an Ionia County farm last weekend has been found and put down, according to farmer Paul Tasma. The large, flightless bird ... «Detroit Free Press, Jun 15»
4
Biker Tells BMW Driver To Put Down His F***ing Phone, BMW Driver …
He became visibly angry when I yelled at him to put down his cell phone while he was in his car. Even after he honked at me, much to my surprise, I kept my cool ... «Carscoops, Jun 15»
5
Barnaby Joyce defends threat to put down Johnny Depp's dogs
The agriculture minister, Barnaby Joyce, has defended his threat to put down Hollywood star Johnny Depp's pet dogs, saying no one should be able to ... «The Guardian, May 15»
6
The Australians Want to Put Down Johnny Depp's Cute Little Terriers
The actor was warned by the country's Department of Agriculture that his Yorkshire terriers Boo and Pistol would be put down if they weren't taken out of the ... «TIME, May 15»
7
Put Down Your Phone And Save My Black Life
I was thinking about Freddie Gray, Walter Scott, Eric Garner and other blacks across the country killed by police. I was thinking about their images posted on ... «Hartford Courant, May 15»
8
Farmers Put Down the Plow for More Productive Soil
FORT WORTH — Gabe Brown is in such demand as a speaker that for every invitation he accepts, he turns down 10 more. At conferences, like the one held ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
9
Put down the selfie stick
So put down that selfie stick and stop pretending that everything is all right. We have work to do. Jonathan C. Rothermel is a professor of political science at ... «Fox News, Feb 15»
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After being spared, Bela the dog is put down
Veterinarians at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary put him down on Sunday. A sad ending to what looked for a while to be a happy story. There is no doubt it began ... «Cincinnati.com, Jan 15»

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