take down

Verb
  1. Move something or somebody to a lower position (synset 201977139)
    "take down the vase from the shelf"
    causes: come down, descend, fall, go down - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
    is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
    subtypes:
    • reef - lower and bring partially inboard
    • depress - lower (prices or markets)
    • dip - lower briefly
    • incline - lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow
    same as: bring down, get down, let down, lower
  2. Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally (synset 201804404)
    "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
    is a type of: abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
    subtypes:
    • reduce - lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
    • dehumanise, dehumanize - deprive of human qualities
    same as: degrade, demean, disgrace, put down
  3. Tear down so as to make flat with the ground (synset 201665698)
    "The building was levelled"
    is a type of: destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
    subtypes: bulldoze - flatten with or as if with a bulldozer
    same as: dismantle, level, pull down, rase, raze, tear down
  4. Make a written note of (synset 201022943)
    "she noted everything the teacher said that morning"
    is a type of: get down, put down, set down, write down - put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
    same as: note

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