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put down

verb

  1. To insult, belittle, or demean.

    "They frequently put down their little sister for walking slowly."

  2. (of money as deposit) To pay.

    "We put down a $1,000 deposit."

  3. To halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.

    "The government quickly put down the insurrection."

    Similar: eliminate, end, extinguish, stop

Synonymsregister, touch down, eliminate, end, extinguish, stop
Antonymscompliment, talk up, pick up, pick up
noun

  1. An insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remark.

    "When he called you a know-it-all, he meant it as a put-down."

Synonymsburn

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