put something or someone that you are holding or carrying onto a surface: * those heavy bags * for a minute. - to criticize someone and make them feel silly or stupid {= belittle}: i hate the way dave *s me * the whole time. stop *ing yourself *. - write something, especially a name or number, on a piece of paper or on a list {= write down}: * * your name and address. - stop a revolution etc by using force: the uprising was *3 * by the police and the army. - pay part of the total cost of something, so that you can pay the rest later: they *2 * a deposit on the goods until christmas. - put a baby in its bed: we try to * amy * at six every evening. - kill an animal without causing it pain, usually because it is old or sick {= put something to sleep}: we had to have the dog *3 *. - "i couldn't * it *": you found a book, game etc extremely interesting: once i'd started reading it i just couldn't * it *. - if an aircraft *s * or if a pilot *s it *, it lands, especially because of an emergency: the engine failed and the plane *2 * in the sea. - suggest a subject, plan, change in the law etc for a parliament or committee to consider. - guess what someone is like or what they do, without having much information about them: i didn't think he was unfriendly. i *2 him * as shy. - put someone's name on a list so that they can take part in an activity, join an organization etc: they *2 themselves * for a training course. - think that something is caused by something else: i was having difficulty reading, which i *2 * to the poor light. - "* it * to experience": try not to feel too upset about failure, especially when you learn something useful from it: everyone gets rejected from time to time; * it * to experience.

put something or someone that you are holding or carrying onto a surface: * those heavy bags * for a minute. - to criticize someone and make them feel silly or stupid {= belittle}: i hate the way dave *s me * the whole time. stop *ing yourself *. - write something, especially a name or number, on a piece of paper or on a list {= write down}: * * your name and address. - stop a revolution etc by using force: the uprising was *3 * by the police and the army. - pay part of the total cost of something, so that you can pay the rest later: they *2 * a deposit on the goods until christmas. - put a baby in its bed: we try to * amy * at six every evening. - kill an animal without causing it pain, usually because it is old or sick {= put something to sleep}: we had to have the dog *3 *. - "i couldn't * it *": you found a book, game etc extremely interesting: once i'd started reading it i just couldn't * it *. - if an aircraft *s * or if a pilot *s it *, it lands, especially because of an emergency: the engine failed and the plane *2 * in the sea. - suggest a subject, plan, change in the law etc for a parliament or committee to consider. - guess what someone is like or what they do, without having much information about them: i didn't think he was unfriendly. i *2 him * as shy. - put someone's name on a list so that they can take part in an activity, join an organization etc: they *2 themselves * for a training course. - think that something is caused by something else: i was having difficulty reading, which i *2 * to the poor light. - "* it * to experience": try not to feel too upset about failure, especially when you learn something useful from it: everyone gets rejected from time to time; * it * to experience.