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31take down — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To dismantle] Syn. disassemble, take apart, undo; see dismantle . 2. [To write down] Syn. inscribe, jot down, note down; see record 1 , write 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To cause to descend: depress, drop, let down …
32take down — 1. Take from above. 2. Reduce, lower, depress. 3. Humble, abash, humiliate. 4. Pull to pieces, pull down. 5. Swallow, take. 6. Record, note, make a note of, write down. 7. Attack …
33take down — 1) write or record what is said I took down many notes during the lecture last week. 2) take apart, pull to pieces We took down our tent as soon as it began to rain …
34take down — record, write down, put in writing; remove, lower; take apart, disassemble; (Slang) kill …
35Take down — 1. take advantage of; 2. cheat; swindle; 3. fraudulent transaction …
36take down — Australian Slang 1. take advantage of; 2. cheat; swindle; 3. fraudulent transaction …
37take-down — /ˈteɪk daʊn/ (say tayk down) noun Colloquial 1. the action of causing someone to be humbled or disadvantaged. 2. a fraudulent transaction …
38To take down — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …
39take down a peg — If you take someone down a peg, you make that person realize that they are not as important as they think they are. He was too proud. Somebody had to take him down a peg …
40take down a peg or two — wouldn t I just love to take that Mr. Bigshot down a peg or two Syn: humble, humiliate, mortify, bring down, shame, embarrass, abash, put someone in their place, chasten, subdue, squash, deflate, make someone eat humble pie; informal show up,… …
