What is "take down"

vb. 1 To remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed. 2 To remove something from a hanging position. 3 To write a note. Usually to record something that is said. 4 To remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding. 5 To lower an item of clothing without removing it.

1. v. move something or somebody to a lower position; "take down the vase from the shelf" [syn: lower, let down, get down, bring down] [ant: raise]

2. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture" [syn: degrade, disgrace, demean, put down]

3. tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled" [syn: level, raze, rase, dismantle, tear down, pull down] [ant: raise]

4. make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher said that morning" [syn: note]

Take Down is a 1979 sports film released by Buena Vista Distribution Company about an unqualified teacher who finds himself saddled with coaching duties after a small group of high school seniors form a wrestling team in a last-ditch effort to end a 9-year losing streak against a rival school.