Put down

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1. put ...down p.v. When youput somethingdown, you put something in your hand or something that you are carrying on a horizontal surface.

The suitcase was so heavy that I had toput itdown and rest for a minute.

Susie,put that knifedown. It's dangerous!

2. put... down p.v. When youput peopledown, you criticize them.

Jim hates his stepfather and puts himdown constantly. I'm not inviting Sam to any more parties. I hate the way heputs everyonedown.

put-down n, Aput-down is an insult or critical remark.

At the party Sam asked Nancy if she had made her dress from an old curtain.

What aput-down!

3. put... down (on) p.v. When youput moneydown orput moneydown on something, you pay a portion of the cost of something you want to buy to be sure that it will still be available to you when you are able to pay the rest of the cost.

The real estate agent asked me how much money I want toput down on the house.

I told her that I could put as much as $ 15,000down.

4. put... down (on/for) p.v. When you add something to a list or other written material, youput itdown orput itdown on the list. When you add people to a list in order to assign something to them, youput themdown orput themdown for that assignment.

Melanie's collecting money for charity, so I told her toput medown for $50.

I'm making a list of volunteers to help reelect Senator Dolittle. Can I put your namedown on the list?

5. put... down (on) p.v. When an airplaneputs down or a pilotputs an airplane down, the airplane lands.

After the engine quit, the pilot looked for a place toput down.

Fortunately, the pilot was able toput the planedown on a frozen lake.

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run down
	run down & runs down	running down	ran down	run down

1. run down (to) p.v. When you move quickly to a lower level or place, yourun downorrun down to that place.

Mike wasrunning down the stairs when he fell and broke his leg.

I saw someone trying to steal my car, and Iran down to the street to try to stop him.

2. run ... down p.v. When vehicles or people driving vehicles hit and injure or kill someone, theyrun that persondown.

The man wasrun down and killed by a speeding taxi.

Ali was arrested after heran three peopledown.

3. run down p.v. When you discuss or review items on a list from the first to the last, yourun down the list.

Let'srun down the Christmas list and decide what to give everyone.

The teacherran down the list of students and marked the ones who are failing.

rundown n. A rundown is a discussion or review of items on a list.

The consultant gave the manager arundown of the problems she had found.

4. run down p.v. When batteries or machinesrun down or arerun down bysomeone, they gradually lose power or energy.

Don't leave the car lights on for too long when the car isn't running or the battery will run down.

What time is it? My watchran down last night.

rundown part.adj. A person or thing that isrundown is exhausted, without power or energy.

Maybe I need to go to the doctor; I feel sorundown all the time.

rundown part.adj. Arundown building or neighborhood is in poor condition because it has not been maintained.

I went back to my old neighborhood, and I was shocked to see howrundown it had become.

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sit down	sit down & sits down	sitting down	sat down	sat down

1. sit down p.v. When yousit down, you change from a standing position to a sitting position.

The teacher told his students tosit down and open their books.

I'm exhausted; I haven'tsat down all day.

2. sit... down p.v. When yousit peopledown, you order them to sit, usually so that you can have a serious discussion.

When I found marijuana in my daughter's purse, Isat herdown and had a serious talk with her.

The detectivesat Hankdown and began to interrogate him.