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- [poo t doun]
- /pʊt daʊn/
- /ˈpʊt daʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [poo t doun]
- /pʊt daʊn/
Definitions of put down words
- noun put down a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder. 1
- noun put down Also called put option. Finance. an option that gives the right to sell a fixed amount of a particular stock at a predetermined price within a given time, purchased by a person who expects the stock to decline. Compare call (def 52). 1
- verb with object put down to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf. 1
- verb with object put down to bring into some relation, state, etc.: to put everything in order. 1
- verb with object put down to place in the charge or power of a person, institution, etc.: to put a child in a special school. 1
- verb with object put down to subject to the endurance or suffering of something: to put convicted spies to death. 1
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Origin of put down
First appearance:
before 1960 One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; noun use of verb phrase put down
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Put down
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
put down popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
put down usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for put down
verb put down
- abuse — Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
- affront — If something affronts you, you feel insulted and hurt because of it.
- attainted — Law. to condemn by a sentence or a bill or act of attainder.
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
noun put down
adj put down
adjective put down
- deflated — having lost confidence, hope, or optimism
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