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Definition of Take down
1. Verb. Move something or somebody to a lower position. "They take down the bags on the table"; "Take down the vase from the shelf"
Generic synonyms: Displace, Move
Causes: Come Down, Descend, Fall, Go Down
Specialized synonyms: Reef, Depress, Dip, Incline
Derivative terms: Lower, Lowering
Antonyms: Raise
2. Verb. Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally. "His critics took him down after the lecture"
Generic synonyms: Abase, Chagrin, Humble, Humiliate, Mortify
Specialized synonyms: Reduce, Dehumanise, Dehumanize
Derivative terms: Degradation, Degradation, Put-down, Takedown
3. Verb. Tear down so as to make flat with the ground. "The building was levelled"
Specialized synonyms: Bulldoze
Generic synonyms: Destroy, Destruct
Derivative terms: Level, Level, Razing, Razing
Antonyms: Raise
4. Verb. Make a written note of. "She noted everything the teacher said that morning"
Generic synonyms: Get Down, Put Down, Set Down, Write Down
Derivative terms: Notation, Note
Definition of Take down
1. Verb. To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed. ¹
2. Verb. To remove something from a hanging position. ¹
3. Verb. To write a note. Usually to record something that is said. ¹
4. Verb. To remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding. ¹
5. Verb. To lower an item of clothing without removing it. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Take Down
Literary usage of Take down
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lex Parliamentaria Americana: Elements of the Law and Practice of by Luther Stearns Cushing (1874)
"... This appears to be the rule in the house of two points, tho ho-.iso will
decide, on the mo- lords, Hans. (3), XLVIII. 321. tion to take down the words, ..."
2. Lex Parliamentaria Americana: Elements of the Law and Practice of by Luther Stearns Cushing (1874)
"... This appears to be the rule in the house of two points, the house will decide,
on the mo- lords, Hans. (3), XLVIII. 321. tion to take down the words, ..."
3. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Begun in the Year 1641 by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1888)
"... and take down our standard. In which treaty, we shall be ready to grant any
thing that shall be really for the good of our subjects: conjuring you to ..."
4. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1913)
"... turn off the overhead switch or take down the trolley pole, and further
instructed the plaintiff that to remove the switch, and not the trolley pole, ..."
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