Množina: put-downs
(Informal) A crushing remark; SYN. squelch, takedown.
An act or instance of putting down; especially; a humiliating remark
A put-down is an insult or critical remark.
1. To lay down; to deposit; to set down.
2. To insult; to describe in a disparaging way
3. To put a stop to; to suppress
1. When you put something down, you put something in your hand or something that you are carrying on a horizontal surface.
2. When you put people down, you criticize them.