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

Take down their name, address, contact details and insurance information.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2025

"Take down the magnetometers. They're not here to hurt me."

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2022

But then, at a nudge from the authorities, a Grinchy directive arrived from the owner: Take down the window display.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2021

Take down that poster and put up some real art.

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2020

Take down whatever fish Bunker Hill put in front of him, just like he’d planned.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss