take down

What does "take down" mean?

1. To remove something from a high position
2. To write down or record information
3. To defeat or destroy
4. To dismantle or disassemble

Examples

• We need to take down the Christmas decorations.
• Let me take down your phone number.
• The police finally took down the criminal organization.
• They took down the tent after the camping trip.
• Can you take down these notes for me?

How to use it

In online contexts, 'take down' refers to removing content from a website. A 'takedown' can be a critical analysis or defeat.

Word order

Separable: 'take something down' or 'take down something'; 'take someone down'

Similar expressions

Opposites

Related phrasal verbs

• take off

  To remove clothing or accessories

• take on

  To accept a responsibility, job, or challenge

• take up

  To start a new hobby, activity, or interest

• take over

  To gain control of something (company, position, responsibility)

• take out

  To remove something from a place

• take back

  To return something to a store