put something down

put something down
1 he put his ideas down on paper: WRITE DOWN, note down, jot down, take down, set down; list, record, register, log.
2 they put down the rebellion: SUPPRESS, check, crush, quash, squash, quell, overthrow, stamp out, repress, subdue.
3 the horse had to be put down: DESTROY, put to sleep, put out of its misery, put to death, kill.
4 put it down to the heat: ATTRIBUTE, ascribe, chalk up, impute; blame on.
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