take down

British  

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 )

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adjective

1. made or intended to be disassembled

take down Idioms  

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

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

3. Humble or humiliate; see take down a notch .

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

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Example Sentences

At the time, the DoJ said mistakes were due to "technical or human error" and they had taken down all the flagged files.

From BBC

Property records show that Baldoni, 42, quietly listed his enormous Ojai estate for just under $9 million on Feb. 5, days after a rental listing for the same property was taken down.

From MarketWatch

Primary dealers, financial institutions that are required to bid at government debt auctions, took down only 5.9% of the sale.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the company recently took down the page on its website listing its talent.

From Los Angeles Times

Months later, Cardi B’s eagle-eyed followers noticed she had taken down photos featuring Diggs from her Instagram page, sparking the first round of breakup rumors.

From Los Angeles Times