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take down

 
Noun take down has 2 senses
  1. takedown - (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position; "a takedown counts two points"
    --1 is a kind of fall, pin
    --1 is a part of wrestling match
  2. put-down, squelch, squelcher, takedown - a crushing remark
    --2 is a kind of derision
    Derived form: verb take down2
Verb take down has 4 senses
  1. lower, take down, let down, get down, bring down - move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf"
    --1 is one way to move, displace
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
    Somebody ----s something PP
  2. take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down - reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
    --2 is one way to humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
    Derived form: noun takedown2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  3. level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down - tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"
    --3 is one way to destroy, destruct
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  4. note, take down - make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher said that morning"
    --4 is one way to write down, set down, get down, put down
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
take care take care of take care of take center stage take chances take charge take control take count take down take effect take exception take fire take five take flight take for take for granite take for grant

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