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put something down1Record something in writing: he’s putting a few thoughts down on paper...- It's harder for me to put it down on record because then it's clear and can be scrutinized.
- At first, writing lectures and putting the words down on paper was quite a struggle.
- Lobbyists are aware that it is far harder to change something once it is put down in writing than when an official is faced with a blank sheet of paper.
Synonyms write down, put in writing, note down, make a note of, jot down, take down, set down, put in black and white, list, record, register, log, enter 1.1Make a recording of a piece of music: I’ll put a load of drum loops down...- My latest recordings have been put down at a studio in Chipstead.
- I don't care who buys it, I just want to put the songs down and hear them like I hear them in my head.
- if you want to hear what some experimental beats sound like without being able to actually play them, you can put the tracks down one at a time.
2Suppress a rebellion, coup, or riot by force: the security forces put down a coup attempt in the capital...- That caused constant trouble for successive British governments, especially from other Commonwealth countries, who expected them to put the rebellion down by force.
- He decided to raise an army of loyal troops so that the coup could be put down.
- Unless the rebellion is put down quickly, and without shedding too much blood in the process, their political position could be destroyed.
Synonyms suppress, put an end to, crush, quash, quell, overthrow, stamp out, squash, repress, check, subdue 3Kill an animal because it is sick, injured, or old: the horse’s condition deteriorated and he was put down...- Sick, injured and aggressive animals will be put down.
- He finds it difficult to put the animals down, but says there is no alternative, especially when there is not enough food for them all.
- Their conditions were so bad, vets later had to put the animals down.
Synonyms destroy, put to sleep, put out of its misery, put to death, kill; North American euthanize 4Pay a specified sum as a deposit: he put a thousand down and paid the rest over six months...- Last week Jerry put his winnings down as a deposit on a new lorry.
- Maybe I will buy some new clothes and put a deposit down on a laptop computer.
- ‘People are buying straight off the plans now, they're putting their booking deposit down and are probably signing contracts straight away,’ she said.
5Preserve or store food or wine for future use: I put down twelve quarts of pickles the claret was put down for ageing...- I'd put the wine down for 4-5 years and drink it over the following 5 years.
- Maybe I should put a bottle of this down for three more years and then taste it.
- Not only do they grow large gardens and put food down for winter, but they work just as long hours at day jobs.
6 (also put down) Land an aircraft: Shelton put the plane safely down on a taxiway the pilot had to put down in a field...- So now we had to plan our landing and, after the runway opened, plan to put the aircraft down.
- General Porter summoned every bit of his airmanship to put the craft back down safely on friendly territory - and he did.
- You have to wonder where, in all that welter of rock up ahead, the pilot will be able to find a comfortable pocket in which to put his aircraft down.
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