PUT STH


Meaning of PUT STH in English

down

1.

to stop holding sth and place it on a table, shelf, etc. :

Put that knife down before you hurt somebody!

It's a great book. I couldn't put it down .

( BrE )

She put the phone down on me (= ended the call before I had finished speaking) .

—see also unputdownable

2.

to write sth; to make a note of sth :

The meeting's on the 22nd. Put it down in your diary.

3.

to pay part of the cost of sth :

We put a 5% deposit down on the house.

4.

to stop sth by force

SYN crush :

to put down a rebellion

The military government is determined to put down all opposition.

5.

[ often passive ] to kill an animal, usually by giving it a drug, because it is old or sick :

We had to have our cat put down.

6.

( BrE ) to put a baby to bed :

Can you be quiet—I've just put the baby down.

7.

to present sth formally for discussion by a parliament or committee

SYN table :

to put down a motion / an amendment

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.