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单词 put something down
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to make a written record of
Never put anything down on paper which might be used in evidence.
Synonyms
record
In her letters she records the domestic and social details of life in China.
write down
list
The students were asked to list their favourite sports.
enter
Prue entered the passage in her notebook, then read it aloud again.
log
Details of the crime are logged in the computer.
take down
inscribe
set down
transcribe
put in black and white
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to repress
Soldiers went in to put down a rebellion.
Synonyms
repress
They have been repressed for decades.
crush
The military operation was the first step in a plan to crush the uprising.
suppress
Maritime security patrols protect busy trade routes and suppress illegal activity.
check
Today's meeting must focus on checking the spread of violence.
silence
The shock silenced her completely.
overthrow
The government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.
squash
The troops would stay in position to squash the first murmur of trouble.
subdue
He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears.
quash
an attempt to quash regional violence
quell
Troops eventually quelled the unrest.
stamp out
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to put (an animal) to death
Magistrates ordered that the dog should be put down at once.
Synonyms
put to sleep
kill
More than 200 people were killed in the disaster.
destroy
The horse had to be destroyed.
do away with
put away
put out of its misery
See put

Additional synonyms

in the sense of check
Definition
to slow the growth or progress of
Today's meeting must focus on checking the spread of violence.
Synonyms
stop,
control,
limit,
arrest,
delay,
halt,
curb,
bar,
restrain,
inhibit,
rein,
thwart,
hinder,
repress,
obstruct,
retard,
impede,
bridle,
stem the flow of,
nip in the bud,
put a spoke in someone's wheel
in the sense of crush
Definition
to control or subdue by force
The military operation was the first step in a plan to crush the uprising.
Synonyms
overcome,
overwhelm,
put down,
subdue,
overpower,
quash,
quell,
extinguish,
stamp out,
vanquish (literary),
conquer
in the sense of destroy
Definition
to kill (an animal)
The horse had to be destroyed.
Synonyms
slaughter,
kill,
put down,
exterminate,
put to sleep

Nearby words of
put something down

  • put something away
  • put something back
  • put something behind you
  • put something down
  • put something down to something
  • put something forward
  • put something in

Related terms of
put something down

  • put something down to something
  • put someone down as something or someone

Synonyms of 'put something down'

put something down

Additional synonyms

in the sense of enter
Definition
to record (an item) in a journal or list
Prue entered the passage in her notebook, then read it aloud again.
Synonyms
record,
note,
register,
log,
list,
write down,
take down,
inscribe,
set down,
put in writing
in the sense of inscribe
Definition
to enter (a name) on a list
Synonyms
enrol,
write,
record,
enter,
register,
enlist,
engross
in the sense of kill
Definition
to cause the death of (a person or animal)
More than 200 people were killed in the disaster.
Synonyms
slay,
murder,
execute,
slaughter,
destroy,
waste (informal),
do in (slang),
take out (slang),
massacre,
butcher,
wipe out (informal),
dispatch,
cut down,
erase,
assassinate,
eradicate,
whack (informal),
do away with,
blow away (slang, US),
obliterate,
knock off (slang),
liquidate,
decimate,
annihilate,
neutralize,
exterminate,
terminate (slang),
croak,
mow down,
take (someone's) life,
bump off (slang),
extirpate (archaic),
wipe from the face of the earth (informal)
in the sense of list
Definition
to include in a list
The students were asked to list their favourite sports.
Synonyms
itemize,
record,
note,
enter,
file,
schedule,
index,
register,
catalogue,
write down,
enrol,
set down,
enumerate,
note down,
tabulate
in the sense of log
Definition
to enter (a distance or event) in a logbook or log
Details of the crime are logged in the computer.
Synonyms
record,
report,
enter,
book,
note,
register,
chart,
put down,
tally,
set down,
make a note of
in the sense of overthrow
Definition
to defeat and replace (a ruler or government) by force
The government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.
Synonyms
defeat,
beat,
master,
overcome,
crush,
overwhelm,
conquer,
bring down,
oust,
lick (informal),
topple,
subdue,
rout,
overpower,
do away with,
depose,
trounce,
unseat,
vanquish (literary),
subjugate,
dethrone
in the sense of quash
Definition
to defeat or suppress forcefully and completely
an attempt to quash regional violence
Synonyms
suppress,
crush,
put down,
beat,
destroy,
overthrow,
squash,
subdue,
repress,
quell,
extinguish,
quench (archaic),
extirpate
in the sense of quell
Definition
to suppress (rebellion or unrest)
Troops eventually quelled the unrest.
Synonyms
suppress,
crush,
put down,
defeat,
overcome,
conquer,
subdue,
stifle,
overpower,
quash,
extinguish,
stamp out,
vanquish (literary),
squelch
in the sense of silence
Definition
to cause (someone or something) to become silent
The shock silenced her completely.
Synonyms
quieten,
still,
quiet,
cut off,
subdue,
stifle,
cut short,
quell,
muffle,
deaden,
strike dumb
in the sense of squash
Definition
to overcome (a difficult situation), often with force
The troops would stay in position to squash the first murmur of trouble.
Synonyms
suppress,
put down (slang),
quell,
silence,
sit on (informal),
crush,
quash,
annihilate

Additional synonyms

in the sense of subdue
Definition
to make (feelings, colour, or lighting) less intense
He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears.
Synonyms
moderate,
control,
check,
suppress,
soften,
repress,
mellow,
tone down,
quieten down
in the sense of suppress
Definition
to put an end to (something) by physical or legal force
Maritime security patrols protect busy trade routes and suppress illegal activity.
Synonyms
stamp out,
stop,
check,
crush,
conquer,
overthrow,
subdue,
put an end to,
overpower,
quash,
crack down on,
quell,
extinguish,
clamp down on,
snuff out,
quench,
beat down,
trample on,
drive underground
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