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1. transitive verb release hold on something: to release a hold or grip on something and put it on a lower surface, or restore to the ground somebody who has been lifted up
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2. transitive verb write something: to write something on paper
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3. transitive verb suppress rebellion: to use force to bring a rebellion to an end
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4. transitive verb pay deposit on something: to pay part of the cost of a purchase as a deposit
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5. transitive verb attribute something to something: to give something as or understand something to be a cause or reason for something else
  I put his unfriendliness down to shyness.
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6. transitive verb kill animal humanely: to kill an animal in a humane way, especially because it is ill, injured, or in pain
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7. transitive and intransitive verb land airplane: to land an aircraft somewhere
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8. transitive verb put child to bed: to put a baby or small child to bed
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9. transitive verb disparage or belittle somebody: to make somebody or something appear ridiculous or unimportant by being critical or scornful
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informal
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