to suppress (an illegal or hostile activity)
to kill (a sick or injured animal) painlessly
to put (an idea, thought, etc) in writing
to enter (somebody or something) in a list, e.g. of subscribers
Put me down for £5
to put (a motion) on an agenda for discussion
to pay (a sum of money) as a deposit
(+ as) to place (somebody) in a specified category
I put him down as an eccentric
(+ to) to attribute (something) to a specified cause
Just put it down to inexperience
informal
to disparage or belittle (somebody or something)
For the most of us, if we do not talk of ourselves, or … of the individual circles of which we are the centres, we can talk of nothing. I cannot hold with those who wish to put down the insignificant chatter of the world — Trollope
to humiliate or snub (somebody)
to put (a young child) to bed for the night
to let (a passenger) out of a vehicle, etc
to land (an aircraft)
to store or set aside (wine, etc) for future use
said of an aircraft or pilot: to land