take down

verb

1. to record in writing

2. to dismantle or tear down

   to take down an old shed

3. to lower or reduce in power, arrogance, etc (esp in the phrase to take down a peg )

adjective

1. made or intended to be disassembled

Idioms and Phrases

Bring from a higher position to a lower one, as in After the sale they took down all the signs . [c. 1300]

Take apart, dismantle, as in They took down the scaffolding . [Mid-1500s]

Humble or humiliate; see take down a notch .

Record in writing, as in Please take down all these price quotations . [Early 1700s]

Example Sentences

After The Wall Street Journal reached out to Frank Sinatra Enterprises for comment and shared a link to the video, YouTube took down the video, citing a copyright claim by the estate.

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They took down abandoned buildings and hauled away truckloads of litter.

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On the other hand, Charlie’s unexpected friendship with a Christian singer he mistakes for gay is quite sweet; comedy being what it is, one half-expects the character to be taken down.

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He just knew that he was ready to take down the best hitters in the world.

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We take down the bikes and cycle around battlefield memorials.

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