take down
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
move something or somebody to a lower position
take down the vase from the shelf
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- lift antonym
- come down causes
- letting down derivation
- lower berth derivation
Sense 2 verb
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
She tends to put down younger women colleagues
Types & categories
- chagrin hypernym
- reduce hyponym
- dehumanize hyponym
Related & opposite
- degradation derivation
- squelch derivation
- abasement derivation
Sense 3 verb
tear down so as to make flat with the ground
The building was levelled
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- erect antonym
- tearing down derivation
- horizontal surface derivation
- spirit level derivation
- wrecking derivation
Sense 4 verb
make a written note of
she noted everything the teacher said that morning
Types & categories
- write down hypernym
Related & opposite
- note derivation
- annotation derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | lift |
| 1 | causes | Related & opposite | come down |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | letting down |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lower berth |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reef |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | depress |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dip |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | incline |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | degradation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | squelch |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | abasement |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | chagrin |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | reduce |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dehumanize |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | erect |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tearing down |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | horizontal surface |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | spirit level |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrecking |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | destroy |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bulldoze |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | note |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | annotation |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | write down |