take down
Defeat or disassemble
To take down is to remove something from a higher position or to dismantle it: take down the Christmas lights, take down the tent.
It extends to defeating or overpowering someone: The linebacker took him down hard.
To take down information is to write or record it: Let me take down your number.
Online, taking down content means removing it from public access, often by authority or force.
Destroy completely
- dismantleSeparate into parts
- bulldozeDemolish using heavy equipment
- wreckDestroyed vessel or vehicle
- toppleCause to fall
level · flatten · destroy · clear · rubble · demolition · collapse · gut
Reduce or move downward
- unhangRemove from suspension
- unhookRelease from a curved fastener
- detachTo separate from
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
dismantle · unfasten · unpin · unstick · strip · clear · pack away
raze
Destroy completely
topple · level · flatten · destroy · clear · rubble · demolition · collapse · gut · clearance
lower
Reduce or move downward
strike · dismantle · unfasten · unpin · unstick · strip · clear · pack away
arrest
Seize by law
nab · tackle · subdue · restrain · overpower · pin · grapple · immobilize · wrestle · collar
note
Short written record
- transcribeConvert to written form
- documentWritten or electronic file
- logSectioned tree trunk
minute · record · dictate · scribble · chronicle · register · notate · memorialize
humiliate
Cause painful shame
mortify · chastise · rebuke · belittle · diminish · chasten · demean · disgrace
- bring downtopple, fell, overthrow, dethrone, oust
- camping activitiescamp, hike, fish, swim, cook
- scaling downscale back, cut back, dial back, taper off, roll back
- satirelampoon, parody, parody account, political satire, spoof
- tactical foulstactical foul, professional foul, intentional foul