"put it down" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: puts it down [present, singular, third-person], putting it down [participle, present], put it down [participle, past], put it down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> it down}} put it down (third-person singular simple present puts it down, present participle putting it down, simple past and past participle put it down)
  1. (African-American Vernacular, slang) To behave impressively; to do everything correctly. Tags: slang

Download JSONL data for put it down meaning in All languages combined (1.4kB)

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