KNOCKDOWN

knock down

Verb

  1. To hit or knock (something), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls
    As I took the can off the shelf, I knocked down the one beside it.
  2. To demolish.
    We knocked down the garden shed when we moved.
  3. At an auction, to declare (something) sold with a blow from the gavel.
    The picture was knocked down for £50.
  4. To reduce the price of.
    They knocked it down by another £5, so we bought it.
  5. To drink fast
    I love to go down the pub and knock down pints of lager.
  6. To disassemble for shipment.
    The furniture is shipped knocked down, so assembly is required.


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knockdown

Noun

  1. An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down.
  2. An overwhelming blow.
  3. A genetically modified organism that carries one or more genes in its chromosomes that has been made less active or had its expression reduced.
  4. The use of a reagent such as an oligonucleotide with sequence complementary to an active gene or its mRNA transcript, to interfere with the expression of said gene.
  5. The condition of a sailboat being pushed abruptly to horizontal, with the mast parallel to the water surface.
  6. a short pass played downwards, for example from the head onto someone's feet.

Adjective

  1. powerful enough to overwhelm or knock down
  2. reduced in price


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