take down

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Definition
  1. Verb (transitive):
    • To write down or record something, especially spoken information: To make a written note of something for future reference.
    • To dismantle or remove something from a higher position: To move something or somebody from a higher place to a lower one.
    • To demolish or level a structure: To tear down a building or structure so that it is flat with the ground.
    • To humble, criticize, or reduce someone's status or reputation: To verbally diminish someone's worth or character.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • The secretary will take down the minutes of the meeting. (To write down)
    • Please take down the painting so we can clean the wall. (To remove from a higher position)
    • The old factory was taken down to make space for a park. (To demolish)
    • The arrogant celebrity was finally taken down by a sharp interviewer. (To humble or criticize)
Advanced Usage
  • "to take someone down a peg (or two)": to make someone who is acting arrogantly feel less proud or confident.
    • His defeat in the debate really took him down a peg.
Variants and Related Words
  • Note down (phrasal verb): A synonym for the "record in writing" sense of .
    • I need to note down that appointment.
  • Dismantle (verb): To take a machine or structure apart, often related to the "remove/demolish" sense.
    • They had to dismantle the engine to repair it.
Synonyms
  • Record, transcribe: (for the writing sense)
  • Lower, bring down: (for the physical removal sense)
  • Demolish, raze: (for the destruction sense)
  • Humiliate, disparage: (for the verbal criticism sense)
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Write down: To record information on paper.
    • Always write down important instructions.
  • Pull down: To demolish a building.
    • They plan to pull down the old stadium.
Related Idioms
  • Take down in flames: To defeat or criticize someone utterly and publicly.
    • The lawyer took the witness's testimony down in flames during cross-examination.
Verb
  1. make a written note of
    • she noted everything the teacher said that morning
  2. tear down so as to make flat with the ground
    • The building was levelled
  3. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
    • She tends to put down younger women colleagues
    • His critics took him down after the lecture
  4. move something or somebody to a lower position
    • take down the vase from the shelf

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