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take down
verb
to record in writing
to dismantle or tear down
to take down an old shed
to lower or reduce in power, arrogance, etc (esp in the phrase to take down a peg )
adjective
made or intended to be disassembled
Idioms and Phrases
Bring from a higher position to a lower one, as in After the sale they took down all the signs . [c. 1300]
Take apart, dismantle, as in They took down the scaffolding . [Mid-1500s]
Humble or humiliate; see take down a notch .
Record in writing, as in Please take down all these price quotations . [Early 1700s]
Example Sentences
In a few months' time, work will begin to take down the 23-storey building, so this year's eighth anniversary will be especially poignant.
They sleep rough, dig ditches, build firebreaks, set controlled burns, take down dead trees and, in between, experience moments of terrifying danger.
Things were looking tense in Los Angeles on Thursday even before federal agents took down U.S.
Fact check: The video content of both posts have been taken down from X because the images and clips of police cars on fire is from 2020 protests in Los Angeles, not recent anti-ICE demonstrations.
Just a week ago, the Roadrunners made a mockery of the Austin Regional — scoring 26 runs across three games — and took down No. 2 Texas twice on the Longhorns’ home turf.
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