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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
put something down
ˌput sthˈdown derived
1. to stop holding sth and place it on a table, shelf, etc
• Put that knife down before you hurt somebody!
• It's a great book. I couldn't put it down.
• (BrE)She put the phone down on me (= ended the call before I had finished speaking).
see also ↑unputdownable
2. to write sth; to make a note of sth
• The meeting's on the 22nd. Put it down in your diary.
3. to pay part of the cost of sth
• We put a 5% deposit down on the house.
4. to stop sth by force
Syn: ↑crush
•to put down a rebellion
•The military government is determined to put down all opposition.
5. often passive to kill an animal, usually by giving it a drug, because it is old or sick
•We had to have our cat put down.
6. (BrE)to put a baby to bed
•Can you be quiet— I've just put the baby down.
7. to present sth formally for discussion by a parliament or committee
Syn: ↑table
•to put down a motion/an amendment
Main entry: ↑putderived
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