Put-down Definition

pyo͝otdoun
putdown, putdowns, put-downs
noun
put-downs
A belittling remark or crushing retort.
Webster's New World

An insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remark.

When he called you a know-it-all, he meant it as a put-down.
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Noun

Singular:
put-down
Plural:
put-downs

Origin of Put-down

Put-down Sentence Examples

  • I put down my knife to join her.

  • Finally she put down her fork and gave up the pretense.

  • I'm tired of being put down by you.

  • She put down the last plate and turned around to see what he was doing.

  • The kitchen clock ticked off thirty seconds before she put down her fork and pushed away from the table.

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Words Starting With

PPUPUT

Words Ending With

NWNOWN

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