took down
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Took down is the past tense of take down, a phrasal verb with several distinct meanings.
To take something down is to remove it from a higher position or to dismantle it: We took down the Christmas decorations.
It also means to record or write: The secretary took down the minutes.
In confrontational contexts, to take someone down is to defeat, tackle, or bring them to the ground, or to damage their reputation or standing: The article took down the corrupt mayor.
- loweredMoved downward or reduced
- jottedWrote down hastily
- removedTaken from position
- dismantledTaken apart piece by piece
- torn apartForcibly separated into pieces
humbled · archived · subdued · knocked out · demolished · floored · documented · noted · put on record · felled · logged · toppled · conquered · neutralized · disassembled · incapacitated · wrote · vanquished