record something in writing:
"he's putting a few thoughts down on paper"
make a recording of a piece of music:
"I'll put a load of drum loops down"
suppress a rebellion, riot, or other disturbance by force:
"the security forces put down a coup attempt in the capital"
enter someone's name on a list as wishing to do, join, or subscribe to something:
"he put his name down to stand for the Green party" · "he put his son down for Eton"
consider someone or something to be of a particular type or to have a particular cause:
"his achievement was put down to luck" · "if I forget anything, put it down to old age" · "I'd have put you down as a Stones fan"
pay a specified sum as a deposit:
"he put a thousand down and paid the rest over six months"
kill an animal because it is sick, injured, or old:
"the horse's condition deteriorated and he was put down"
criticize someone:
"he put me down in front of my own employees" · "stop putting yourself down"
preserve or store food or wine for future use:
"I put down twelve quarts of pickles" · "the claret was put down for aging"
land an aircraft:
"the pilot had to put down in a field" · "Shelton put the plane safely down on a taxiway"
lay a baby down to sleep:
"she went off very quickly when I put her down"