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Write down
To set (something) down in writing; to record something.
📖 Definitions of "Write down"
verb
- 1
To set (something) down in writing; to record something.
- 2
To write (something) in a simple or condescending style.
- 3
To make a downward adjustment in the value of an asset.
- 4
To condemn in writing.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Write down"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| get downverb | (intransitive) To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment. |
| put downverb | (idiomatic) To insult, belittle, or demean. |
| set downverb | (transitive, especially British) To place, especially on the ground or a surface; to cease carrying; to deposit; to allow passengers to alight. |
| look downverb | (intransitive) To lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards. |
| argue downverb | (transitive) To haggle with (a person) to reach a lower price. |
| punch downverb | (intransitive, slang) To attack or target a group that is weaker or of lower status than oneself. |
| go downtownverb | Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, downtown. |
| trickle downverb | (economics) To pass from high-ranked people to lower-ranked people |
| shut the doorverb | (figuratively) To refuse to consider, remember, accept, or engage in. [with on ‘someone/something’] |
| get the drawersverb | (idiomatic, informal, slang) Used to indicate that one has achieved a sexual conquest or succeeded in sexually seducing another. |
| drop dimesverb | (sports) To make multiple assists. |
| see daylightverb | To reach an understanding of something previously obscure; to arrive at a solution to a problem. |
| do wantverb | Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see do, want. |
| toe-dipverb | To dip a toe into something. |
| diariseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of diarize. [(transitive, intransitive) To record (events) in a diary.] |
| down with one's dustverb | (slang, archaic) Ellipsis of come down with one's dust (“To pay up, especially in cash; to settle one’s accounts, to lay down one’s money”). [(slang, archaic) To pay up, especially in cash; to settle one’s accounts, to lay down one’s money.] |
| dance to a new tuneverb | To significantly change one's opinion, attitude, or behavior. |
| down with the dustverb | (slang, archaic) Ellipsis of come down with the dust (“To pay up, especially in cash; to settle one’s accounts, to lay down one’s money”). |
| downdootnoun | (Internet slang, humorous) A downvote. |
| persist downverb | Humorous euphemism for piss down (rain heavily). |
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