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

The next day, the agency took down the photo and said that no mammal parts had been taken from the beach after all.

From Los Angeles Times

When the UK's National Crime Agency took down the cyber crime gang LockBit they discovered troves of data still on the criminal's servers that victims had paid to be deleted.

From BBC

The private property was sold earlier this year, public records show, and the tree was ultimately taken down to make way for construction.

From Los Angeles Times

The Sailors took first place out of 64 teams at the prestigious Durango Fall Classic in Las Vegas, taking down rival Sierra Canyon, 21-25, 25-15, 25-12, in the final on Sept. 20.

From Los Angeles Times

That video has since been taken down, but recorded versions of it and response videos criticizing Grewal continue to circulate.

From Los Angeles Times