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put down

Verb

∙ Used other than as an idiom: see put,‎ down.
∙ To insult, belittle, or demean. idiomatic
∙ To pay. of money as deposit
∙ To halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.
∙ To euthanize (an animal). euphemistic
∙ To write (something).
∙ To terminate a call; to hang up. of a telephone
∙ To add a name to a list.
∙ To make prices, or taxes, lower.
∙ To place a baby somewhere to sleep. idiomatic
∙ To land. idiomatic, of an aircraft
∙ To drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle. idiomatic
∙ To cease, temporarily or permanently, reading (a book). idiomatic

Noun

∙ Alternative spelling of put-down