Definitions
1.VerbTo remove something from a wall or similar vertical surface to which it is fixed."He took down the picture and replaced it with the framed photograph."
2.VerbTo remove something from a hanging position."We need to take down the curtains to be cleaned."
3.VerbTo remove something from a website."We must take this fake news item down today."
4.VerbTo write down as a note, especially to record something spoken."If you have a pen, you can take down my phone number."
5.VerbTo remove a temporary structure such as scaffolding."When everything else is packed, we can take down the tent."
6.VerbTo lower an item of clothing without removing it."The doctor asked me to take down my trousers."
7.VerbTo arrest someone or to place them in detention."You have been found guilty. Take the prisoner down.; We've got enough evidence now to take McFee down."
8.VerbTo swallow."I took down the medicine and soon felt better."
9.VerbTo defeat; to destroy or kill (a person).
10.VerbTo force one’s opponent off their feet in order to transition from striking to grappling in jujitsu, mixed martial arts, etc.
11.VerbTo collapse or become incapacitated from illness or fatigue.
12.VerbTo reduce."to take the volume down a bit"