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Synonyms of take down
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Noun
1. takedown, fall, pin
usage:
(amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position; "a takedown counts two points"
2. put-down, squelch, squelcher, takedown, derision
usage:
a crushing remark
Verb
1. lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down, move, displace
usage:
move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
2. take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down, humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
usage:
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
3. level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down, destroy, destruct
usage:
tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
4. note, take down, write down, set down, get down, put down
usage:
make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher said that morning"
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