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put downTo halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.Rate it:
put downTo administer euthanasia to, as an animal too old or ill to cure.Rate it:
put downTo write something.Rate it:
put downTo replace the telephone receiver and terminate a call. To hang up.Rate it:
put downTo add a name to a list.Rate it:
put downTo make prices, or taxes, lower.Rate it:
put downTo place a baby somewhere to sleep.Rate it:
put downTo land an aircraft.Rate it:
put downTo drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.Rate it:
put downTo express deprecating, demeaning, critical, insulting remarks to another; expressions; 'put downs'.Rate it:
put down asto assume someone has a particular character from very little information.Rate it:
put down forTo record that someone has offered to help, or contribute something.Rate it:
put down rootsTo do things which show that one wishes to stay put.Rate it:
put down rootsTo feel that one belong in a place.Rate it:
put down toTo state the cause of a situation.Rate it:
put downscrushing remarksRate it:
put food on the tableTo provide enough money to cover basic necessities.Rate it:
put foot to assTo beat the shit out of someone or something; whoop assRate it:
put forthTo give or supply; to make or create.Rate it:
put forwardTo propose for consideration.Rate it:
put forwardTo change the time in a time zone to a later time.Rate it:
put hair on somebody's chestTo make a person stronger or more masculine.Rate it:
put hair on someone's chestTo make a person (especially a male) stronger or more masculine or mature.Rate it:
put her there (pronounced put 'er there)something said to someone when extending one's hand, inviting you to shake hands with them in agreement or sympathyRate it:
put him in to get him outAn election poster catchphrase, and rallying cry, for imprisoned Republicans to be elected to parliament.Rate it:
put horns onTo cuckold, to be unfaithful to.Rate it:
put inTo place inside.Rate it:
put inTo apply, request, or submit.Rate it:
put in motionto trigger movement, to get goingRate it:
put in the groundto killRate it:
put in the groundto buryRate it:
put in withTo commit to something with; to partner with.Rate it:
put in/down one’s papersTo leave or resign from one’s job; Note, putting ’down’ usually implies one is vacating a position out of dissatisfactionRate it:
put into effectTo implement; to execute; to carry out.Rate it:
put into practiceTo take a theory and make it a practical reality.Rate it:
put it pastTo consider it beyond what someone is capable of doing.Rate it:
put it thereafter a discussion of barter etc the 'seller' offers his hand to shake on the deal (particularly in the US)Rate it:
put lipstick on a pigMaking superficial or cosmetic changes in a futile attempt to hide the ugly truth of something.Rate it:
put not your trust in princesA warning that men of power and influence can be just as fickle and unreliable as the rest of us.Rate it:
put offTo procrastinate.Rate it:
put offTo offend, repulse, or frighten.Rate it:
put offpostponeRate it:
put onTo place upon or atop.Rate it:
put onTo don clothing or equipment.Rate it:
put onTo play recorded music.Rate it:
put onTo cook or warm.Rate it:
put onTo record, to add to a record or document.Rate it:
put onclothe oneself inRate it:
put onTo put something on somethingRate it:
put on a clinicTo perform excellently; to put on a show of brilliance.Rate it:

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