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take down

To lower an item of clothing without removing it.
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The doctor asked me to take down my trousers.

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Submitted on February 07, 2011

Modified by dinar_s on February 01, 2020

Additional definitions for 'take down':

take downTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed.
take downTo remove something from a hanging position.
take downTo write a note. Usually to record something that is said.
take downTo remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding.
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herunter nehmen

descendre

להכניע

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