Verb

Why don't you put down your briefcase and stay awhile?

* 1922 , (Virginia Woolf), (w, Jacob's Room) Chapter 1

"There he is!" cried Mrs. Flanders, coming round the rock and covering the whole space of the beach in a few seconds. "What has he got hold of? Put it down , Jacob! Drop it this moment!

(idiomatic) To insult, belittle, or demean.

They frequently put down their little sister for walking slowly.

* 1965 , (The Who), (My Generation)

People try to put us down / Just because we get around.

(of money as deposit) To pay.

We put down a $1,000 deposit.

To halt, eliminate, stop, or squelch, often by force.

The government quickly put down the insurrection.

* 22 March 2012 , Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/]

For the 75 years since a district rebellion was put down , The Games have existed as an assertion of the Capital’s power, a winner-take-all contest that touts heroism and sacrifice—participants are called “tributes”— while pitting the districts against each other.

(euphemistic) To euthanize (an animal).

Rex was in so much pain, they had to put''' him '''down .

To write (something).

Put down the first thing you think of on this piece of paper.

(of a telephone) To terminate a call; to hang up.

Don't put''' the phone '''down . I want a quick word with him,too.

To add a name to a list.

I've put''' myself '''down for the new Spanish conversation course.

To make prices, or taxes, lower.

BP are putting''' petrol and diesel '''down in what could be the start of a price war.

(idiomatic) To place a baby somewhere to sleep.

I had just put''' Mary '''down when you rang. So now she's crying again.

(idiomatic, of an aircraft) To land.

The pilot managed to put down in a nearby farm field.

(idiomatic) To drop someone off, or let them out of a vehicle.

The taxi put''' him '''down outside the hotel.

(idiomatic) To cease, temporarily or permanently, reading (a book).

I was unable to put down ''The Stand'': it was that exciting.

Verb

(en verb)

To subdue someone by superior force.

We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours.

To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to subdue.

Bright light overpowers the eyes.

To render imperceptible by means of greater strength, intensity etc.

The dish was OK, but the garlic slightly overpowered the herbs.

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, year=2011 , date=December 15 , author=Felicity Cloake , title=How to cook the perfect nut roast , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=Breadcrumbs seem to be the most popular choice, but Rose Elliot's recipe, in Vegetarian Christmas (as recommended by one of the three nice people who did tweet back, India Knight), doesn't quite convince as the centrepiece of the festive feast. It consists of two layers of ground cashew nuts, mixed with breadcrumbs, onions, nutmeg and vegetable stock, and separated by a vibrant green herb stuffing, the main ingredient of which is also bread. Although surprisingly moist, thanks to the stock (indeed, the contrast between the crisp exterior and the squidgy middle is horribly moreish), the combination of parsley, garlic and breadcrumbs reminds me of a very fancy loaf of garlic bread – and all but overpowers the sweet flavour of the cashews.}}