put_down has definitions from the field of writing
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[ verb ] cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place

Synonyms

set_down place_down

Examples

"set down your bags here"

Used in print

(John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)

There had been some coconut in it , for I remember my mother 's taking a quick glance at a stringy bit of this nut on the cheek of one of them and_then putting_down her radish with a shiver .

Related terms

situate put plank

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[ verb ] put in a horizontal position

Synonyms

lay repose

Examples

"lay the books on the table" "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"

Used in print

(Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)

`` Put the rifle down , Joseph '' , the girl said .

3
[ verb ] cause to come to the ground

Synonyms

land bring_down

Examples

"the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"

Used in print

("National Affairs"...)

The plane put_down on schedule at 1 : 35 a. m. in Phoenix .

Related terms

arrive air_travel landing land

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[ verb ] (writing) put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
5
[ verb ] reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

Examples

"She tends to put down younger women colleagues" "His critics took him down after the lecture"

6
[ verb ] leave or unload, esp. of passengers or cargo;

Related terms

deliver air-drop wharf drop

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