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Meanings of put down in English

Portuguese
deitar
Catalan
tombar
Spanish
tumbar

Put in a horizontal position.

        Related terms
        deitar
        Portuguese
        colocar
        Catalan
        deixar
        Spanish
        dejar

        Leave or unload.

            colocar
            Portuguese
            rebaixar
            Catalan
            degradar

            Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally.

                  rebaixar
                  Portuguese
                  registrar
                  Spanish
                  apuntar

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

                        registrar
                        Usage of put down in English
                        1
                        The news report said Syrian troops had put down an armed rebellion.
                        BBC
                        2
                        First, however, I must put down the events since my last entry.
                        The diary of mattie spenser
                        3
                        He should have been put down years ago, if you ask me.
                        Darkness unleashed
                        4
                        Once, people could put down the paper or turn off the news.
                        Wired
                        5
                        He put down his fork and reached and held her free hand.
                        Stash
                        6
                        In the first case, 25 infected cows had to be put down.
                        Radio NZ
                        7
                        Avery put down his glass, very aware that something important was happening.
                        The Darkening Sea
                        8
                        Most addicts put down a story worn smooth by years of use.
                        Junky
                        9
                        In a weird way it was just too good to put down.
                        Misery
                        10
                        She put down her sewing and said: he done finally done it.
                        Wench: a novel
                        11
                        I don't even put down the phone; I just dial Kevin's number.
                        First degree
                        12
                        Guinea's security forces are frequently called on to put down civil disturbances.
                        Reuters
                        13
                        On another sheet of paper I put down the totals by months.
                        The long saturday night
                        14
                        He put down the book in terror and saw where he was.
                        We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
                        15
                        Sinclair waited until he had put down the bucket in the kitchen.
                        The Rangeland Avenger
                        16
                        The former prime minister Kevin Rudd says to put down the megaphone.
                        The Guardian
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                        Common
                        Canada
                        Common
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                        Common
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