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chalk down

chalk down verb: synonym of chalk out (“make plans; sketch”).

Verb

chalk down (third-person singular simple present chalks down, present participle chalking down, simple past and past participle chalked down)

  1. (transitive) Synonym of chalk out (“make plans; sketch”).
    • We were all seeking a place anyway and so agreed to live together.
      “Alright then buddies, let's chalk down the details tomorrow,” I said.2010, Rushikesh Samudra, The God who Failed
    Synonyms:
    chalk out
  2. (transitive) To acknowledge or admit (a successful outcome, etc.).
    • So let's chalk down at least a partial victory for scientific research methods . They are new in politics, but in marketing they have been tested for many years and are invaluable to many of our leading corporations […]1936, Sales Management, volume 39, page 787

Synonyms of chalk down

Forms of chalk down

third-person singular presentchalks down
present participlechalking down
past participlechalked down
pastchalked down

Words formed from chalk down

Questions about chalk down

What does chalk down mean?
Chalk down means synonym of chalk out (“make plans; sketch”).
What part of speech is chalk down?
Chalk down is a verb.
What is the past tense of chalk down?
The past tense of chalk down is chalked down.

Words near chalk down in the dictionary

  1. chalk bag
  2. chalk bags
  3. chalk bass
  4. chalk box
  5. chalk boxes
  6. chalk down
  7. chalk eater
  8. chalk eaters
  9. Chalk Farm
  10. chalk fish
  11. chalk for cheese

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