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put it down

put it down verb: to behave impressively; to do everything correctly.

Verb

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. (slang, African-American Vernacular) To behave impressively; to do everything correctly.
    • You can't beat me, I'm putting it down.

Forms of put it down

third-person singular presentputs it down
present participleputting it down
past participleput it down
pastput it down

Questions about put it down

What does put it down mean?
Put it down means to behave impressively; to do everything correctly.
What part of speech is put it down?
Put it down is a verb.
What is the past tense of put it down?
The past tense of put it down is put it down.

Words near put it down in the dictionary

  1. put into effect
  2. put into one's own head
  3. put into practice
  4. put into words
  5. put it about
  6. put it down
  7. put it mildly
  8. put it off on
  9. put it past
  10. put it there
  11. put it to

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