put-down

or put·down

[ poo t-doun ]
/ ˈpʊtˌdaʊn /

noun

a landing of an aircraft.
Informal.
  1. a disparaging, belittling, or snubbing remark.
  2. a remark or act intended to humiliate or embarrass someone.

Origin of put-down

First recorded in 1960–65; noun use of verb phrase put down

Definition for put down (2 of 2)

Origin of put

before 1000; Middle English put(t)en to push, thrust, put, Old English *putian (as verbal noun putung an impelling, inciting); akin to pytan, potian to push, goad, cognate with Old Norse pota to thrust, poke

synonym study for put

1. Put, place, lay, set mean to bring or take an object (or cause it to go) to a certain location or position, there to leave it. Put is the general word: to put the dishes on the table; to put one's hair up. Place is a more formal word, suggesting precision of movement or definiteness of location: He placed his hand on the Bible. Lay, meaning originally to cause to lie, and set, meaning originally to cause to sit, are used particularly to stress the position in which an object is put: lay usually suggests putting an object rather carefully into a horizontal position: to lay a pattern out on the floor. Set usually means to place upright: to set a child on a horse.

OTHER WORDS FROM put

well-put, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH put

put putt

British Dictionary definitions for put down (1 of 2)

put down

verb (tr, adverb)

noun put-down

a cruelly crushing remark

British Dictionary definitions for put down (2 of 2)

put
/ (pʊt) /

verb puts, putting or put (mainly tr)

noun

a throw or cast, esp in putting the shot
Also called: put option stock exchange an option to sell a stated amount of securities at a specified price during a specified limited period Compare call (def. 58)

Word Origin for put

C12 puten to push; related to Old English potian to push, Norwegian, Icelandic pota to poke

Idioms and Phrases with put down (1 of 2)

put down

1

Write down; also, enter in a list. For example, Please put down my name for a free ticket, or Put me down as a subscriber. [Second half of 1500s]

2

Bring to an end, repress, as in They managed to put down the rebellion in a single day, or We've got to put down these rumors about a takeover. [c. 1300]

3

Kill a sick animal, as in The vet said the dog must be put down. [Mid-1500s] Also see put away, def. 5.

4

Belittle, disparage, criticize, as in Her husband was always putting her down. [c. 1400] Also see run down, def. 6.

5

Ascribe, attribute, as in We put her poor performance down to stage fright. [Late 1700s]

6

Regard, classify, as in We put her down as a hypochondriac. [Mid-1800s]

7

Pay a deposit, as in We put down $2,000 for the car.

8

Store for future use, as in David put down ten cases of this year's Chablis. [Mid-1800s]

9

Land in an aircraft; also, land an aircraft, as in What time will we put down at Heathrow? or She put the plane down exactly on the runway. [c. 1930]

10

Put a child to bed, as in The sitter said she'd put Brian down at 8:30. [Second half of 1900s]

Idioms and Phrases with put down (2 of 2)

put