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chalk down en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (transitive) Synonym of chalk out (“make plans; sketch”).
    • We were all seeking a place anyway and so agreed to live together. “Alright then buddies, let's chalk down the details tomorrow,” I said. 2010, Rushikesh Samudra, The God who Failed:
  2. (transitive) To acknowledge or admit (a successful outcome, etc.).
    • So let's chalk down at least a partial victory for scientific research methods . They are new in politics, but in marketing they have been tested for many years and are invaluable to many of our leading corporations […] 1936, Sales Management, volume 39, page 787:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
chalked down Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
chalked down Tense=Past lexicographic
chalking down Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
chalks down Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

chalk it down

Relateds

chalk up

Synonyms

chalk out