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

The market’s focus will remain on geopolitical developments, “with there again being a high likelihood that participants seek to take down risk levels as we move into the weekend,” Pepperstone’s Michael Brown said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

It was not immediately clear what role, if any, U.S. authorities had in the operation to take down Oseguera.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

The trailer goes on to tease snippets of a toy uprising, meant to take down the increasingly villainous screens.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

But they will be wary of the United States, who are looking to take down another cricketing powerhouse, having shocked Pakistan to make the Super Eights in 2024.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

“If two equally dangerous creatures attack our ship simultaneously from opposite sides,” I ask him, “how do we decide which one to take down, since we only have one cannon?”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman