PUT DOWN

v. phr. 1. To stop by force, crush. In 24 hours the general had entirely put down the rebellion. 2. To put a stop to; check. She had patiently put down unkind talk by living a good life. 3. To write a record of; write down. He put down the story while it was fresh in his mind. 4. To write a name in a list as agreeing to do something. The banker put himself down for $1000. Sheila put Barbara down for the decorations. 5. To decide the kind or class of; characterize. He put the man down as a bum. He put it down as a piece of bad luck. 6. To name as a cause; attribute. He put the odd weather down to nuclear explosions. 7. To dig; drill; sink. He put down a new well.