put down
To stop by force, crush.
In 24 hours the general had entirely put down the rebellion.
To put a stop to; check.
She had patiently put down unkind talk by living a good life.
The police arrived just in time to put down the disturbance before it got very serious.
To write a record of; write down.
He put down the story while it was fresh in his mind.
To write a name in a list as agreeing to do something.
The banker put himself down for $1000.
Sheila put Barbara down for the decorations.
To decide the kind or class of; characterize; to criticize unfairly.
He put the man down as a bum.
He put it down as a piece of bad luck.
Fred tries his best at playing tennis. You shouldn’t put him down like that.
To name as a cause; attribute.
He put the odd weather down to nuclear explosions.
To dig; drill; sink.
He put down a new well.