The term 'put down, in a way' can be expressed in several different ways. The crossword solutions for this term are ENTER (5 letters), NOTE (4 letters), ROAST (5 letters), PEN (3 letters), ABASE (5 letters), ONEUP (5 letters), and QUELLED (7 letters). To ENTER something is to put it into a system or database. To NOTE something is to write it down or make a record of it. To ROAST someone is to criticize them harshly. To PEN something is to write it down. To ABASE someone is to humiliate or degrade them. To oneup someone is to outdo them or show them up. To quell something is to suppress or put an end to it.