Noun: knockdown 'nók,dawn
- A blow that knocks the opponent off their feet
"The boxer's powerful right hook resulted in a knockdown";
- knock-down
- (furniture) easily assembled and dismantled
"I bought a knockdown chest at the do-it-yourself store";
- knock-down
- Strong enough to knock down or overwhelm
"a knockdown blow";
- knock-down, powerful
- [Brit, informal] (of prices) extremely low or reduced
"The store offered knockdown prices during the clearance sale";
- knock-down [Brit, informal]
- Knock down with force
"He knocked down his opponent";
- deck [informal], coldcock [N. Amer, informal], floor
- Cause to come or go down
"she was knocked down by a bus";
- down [informal], cut down, push down, pull down
- Destroy or completely remove a building or structure
"They knocked down the old factory";
- level, raze, rase [archaic], dismantle, tear down, take down, pull down, flatten, demolish
Derived forms: knocking down, knockdowns, knock-downs, knocked down, knocks down
See also: collective, strong
Type of: beat, blow, destroy, destruct, spifflicate [Brit, informal], spiflicate [Brit, informal], strike, uncreate [literary]
Encyclopedia: Knockdown
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