Definition
To insult, belittle, or demean.
To place a baby somewhere to sleep.
To give something as a reason for something else.
Of an aircraft, to land.
To drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.
To cease, temporarily or permanently, reading (a book).
In Context
- "They frequently put down their little sister for walking slowly."
- "People try to put us down / Just because we get around."
- "I had just put Mary down when you rang. So now she's crying again."
- "She put her long life down to daily meditation."
- "The pilot managed to put down in a nearby farm field."
- "The taxi put him down outside the hotel."
- "I was unable to put down The Stand: it was that exciting."
Opposite In Meaning
- compliment
- talk up
- pick up