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Present participle for to belittle or express disapproval of
“Paolo spends far too much time trying to put down his academic adversaries.”
Present participle for to note or record in writing
“There were four men who watched from different points of view the rapid succession of events and would put down each event as they saw it.”
Present participle for to register or make a record of
“Please put down my name for both events.”
Present participle for to forcefully or violently subdue
“He may require the British Government, if required, to put down any resistance to his lawful authority.”
Present participle for to kill, especially of a suffering person or animal
“Alexander's father, King Philip, had been ready to put down the horse to be sold as meat, declaring that the horse's mind was broken.”
Present participle for to attribute or ascribe to a cause or source
“He had found the younger man less than fully sufferable, but put it down to immaturity.”
Present participle for to eat or consume as food
“The hungry young man continued to put down his meal.”
(of an object) Present participle for to put in a particular position or location
Present participle for to injure a person's dignity and self-respect
Present participle for ridicule
Present participle for unhand
Present participle for express vehement protest
Present participle for to speak to another person in a demeaning or patronizing way
Present participle for to quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of
Coming in to land
Present participle for to cause pain through mistreatment
Present participle for to accumulate a large stock of (goods or materials)
Present participle for to discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage
Present participle for to assault, attack
Present participle for to forcibly impose obedience or servitude
Present participle for to assign an inferior rank or position to
Present participle for to write or pen a literary piece of work
Present participle for to offend the modesty or values of
Present participle for to fasten or fix in place with tacks
Present participle for to insert beneath a surface
Present participle for to record the cost of something as an amount payable by someone, an account, or a credit card
Present participle for to be victorious over
Present participle for refuse to declare valid
Present participle for to prohibit or interdict the use, participation or inclusion of
Present participle for to corrupt or pervert the quality or character of someone or something
Present participle for to add annotation to
Present participle for to cover completely with water
Present participle for to specify or define something
Present participle for to hurt or injure someone physically, mentally or emotionally
Present participle for to hold or write a review of
Present participle for to spend or invest (a lot of) money
Present participle for to propose that someone be put into a role or position
Present participle for to yield or put away (and not use) something
Present participle for to knock or bring to the ground
Present participle for to show an unwillingness to accept or engage with someone
Present participle for to disprove or refute
Present participle for to cause to have no value or effect
The action or process of killing or being killed
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