put down

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

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• verb put (an animal) to death
• verb cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
• verb leave or unload
• verb reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
• verb cause to come to the ground
• verb put in a horizontal position
• verb put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
• verb make a record of; set down in permanent form