put sth/sb down (NAME) — phrasal verb with put /pʊt/ verb (PRESENT TENSE putting, PAST TENSE AND PAST PARTICIPLE put)
► B2 to write someone's name on a list or document, usually in order to include them in an event or activity: » Do you want me to put you down for the trip to London?» I've put myself down for the office football team.» If you want to get your children into that school, you have to put their names down at birth.Thesaurus+: ↑Writing and typing put sth/sb down (STOP HOLDING) — phrasal verb with put /pʊt/ verb (PRESENT TENSE putting, PAST TENSE AND PAST PARTICIPLE put)
► B1 to put an object that you are holding onto the floor or onto another surface, or to stop carrying someone: » I put my bags down while we spoke.» Put me down, Daddy!Thesaurus+: ↑Falling and dropping , ↑Moving downwardsThesaurus+: ↑Placing and positioning an object• • •
Extra Examples:» Put the gun down!» They put down their tools and walked out.» I put the shopping down on the table.» You can put your cases down in the corner.» She put down the letter with a sigh.