Collocations with "put down"

27 collocations found

put down roots

To establish a stable connection with a place; can be literal for plants or figurative for people.

root8.8
put down a fork

To place a fork back on the table, often when finished eating.

fork8.5
put down the receiver

To end a phone call by placing the receiver on its cradle.

receiver8.0
put down a spoon

To place a spoon on a surface.

spoon7.9
put down a rebellion

to stop a rebellion using force

rebellion7.8
cup7.7
put down a deposit

To give an initial sum as part of a larger payment.

deposit7.5
put down poison

put somewhere to kill animals

poison7.5
put down an uprising

to stop an uprising by force

uprising7.5
bag7.2
put down a basket

To place a basket you are holding onto a surface.

basket7.1
put down the phone

To place the receiver back, ending a call.

phone7.0
put down a revolt

to stop a revolt by force

revolt7.0
put down a riot

to stop a riot using force

riot7.0
put down a suitcase

To place a suitcase onto a surface, such as the floor.

suitcase7.0
put down a tray

a common way to say you are setting a tray on a surface

tray7.0
put down beaker

to stop holding a beaker and set it on a surface

beaker6.8
put down a coup

To use force to stop a coup that is in progress.

coup6.7
put down briefcase

to place a briefcase on a surface

briefcase6.5
cat6.5
put a dog down

euphemism for killing a sick or old dog painlessly

dog6.0
revolution6.0
put down an insurrection

to stop a rebellion by using force

insurrection5.7
put down the lid

To lower the lid into a closed position.

lid5.0
put down a rising

To use force to stop a rebellion.

rising4.8