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put-down
[poot-doun]
noun
a landing of an aircraft.
Informal.
a disparaging, belittling, or snubbing remark.
a remark or act intended to humiliate or embarrass someone.
put down
verb
to make a written record of
to repress
to put down a rebellion
to consider; account
they put him down for an ignoramus
to attribute
I put the mistake down to his inexperience
to put to death, because of old age or illness
the vet put the cat down
to table on the agenda
the MPs put down a motion on the increase in crime
to put (a baby) to bed
to dismiss, reject, or humiliate
noun
a cruelly crushing remark
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of put-down1
Idioms and Phrases
Write down; also, enter in a list. For example, Please put down my name for a free ticket , or Put me down as a subscriber . [Second half of 1500s]
Bring to an end, repress, as in They managed to put down the rebellion in a single day , or We've got to put down these rumors about a takeover . [c. 1300]
Kill a sick animal, as in The vet said the dog must be put down . [Mid-1500s] Also see put away , def. 5.
Belittle, disparage, criticize, as in Her husband was always putting her down . [c. 1400] Also see run down , def. 6.
Ascribe, attribute, as in We put her poor performance down to stage fright . [Late 1700s]
Regard, classify, as in We put her down as a hypochondriac . [Mid-1800s]
Pay a deposit, as in We put down $2,000 for the car .
Store for future use, as in David put down ten cases of this year's Chablis . [Mid-1800s]
Land in an aircraft; also, land an aircraft, as in What time will we put down at Heathrow ? or She put the plane down exactly on the runway . [c. 1930]
Put a child to bed, as in The sitter said she'd put Brian down at 8:30 . [Second half of 1900s]
Example Sentences
The abuse escalated from "subtle put-downs" and coercive control to punching her, kicking her, pulling her around the house by the hair, spitting on her and strangling her.
Trump, who has feuded with O'Donnell for decades, saw an opportunity for a put-down when the veteran comic's name came up during Wednesday's meeting.
And let's not forget her iconic put-down to unwanted male attention that I'll admit to rolling out endlessly in my teens: "Ugh, as if!"
He's been direct in his put-downs of Trump and his acolytes, calling the conspiracies of Marjorie Taylor Greene "stupid" during a briefing and again calling Trump a "loser" while stopping by "The View."
There is no end of put-downs that attach to the job of vice president, a position that’s widely treated as irrelevant when its occupant is not ignored altogether.
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