put down
71put down — in fly fishing, an error in presentation of the fly or any other action that scares the fish so that it swims away or into deeper water …
72put-down — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. suppression, indignity, cut*; see insult …
73put-down — noun informal a remark intended to humiliate or criticize someone …
74put-down — n 1. humiliation, mortification, embarrassment; abashment, debasement, abasement, self abnegation, self diminishment, self abasement; comedown, deflation, letdown; disgrace, shame. 2. gibe, sneer, jeer, fleer; derision, Inf. dig, twit, taunt,… …
75ˈput-ˌdown — noun [C] a comment that is intended to make someone feel stupid …
76put down to — …
77To put down one's staff — Staff Staff (st[.a]f), n.; pl. {Staves} (st[=a]vz or st[aum]vz; 277) or {Staffs} (st[.a]fs) in senses 1 9, {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS. st[ae]f a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries. stef, G. stab, Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth.… …
78put down roots — phrasal to establish a permanent residence …
79put down a deposit — ➡ mortgages * * * …
80put down an insurgency — suppress a rebellion, crush an uprising …