takedown

or take-down

[ teyk-doun ]
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adjective
  1. made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.

  2. Finance. takeout (def. 8).

noun
  1. the act of taking down.

  2. a firearm designed to be swiftly disassembled or assembled.

  1. the point of separation of two or more of the parts of a takedown firearm or other device.

  2. Informal. the act of being humbled.

  3. Wrestling. a move or series of maneuvers that succeeds in bringing a standing opponent down onto the mat.

  4. Finance. takeout (def. 5).

Origin of takedown

1
First recorded in 1890–95; adj., noun use of verb phrase take down

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British Dictionary definitions for take down

take down

verb(tr, adverb)
  1. to record in writing

  2. to dismantle or tear down: to take down an old shed

  1. to lower or reduce in power, arrogance, etc (esp in the phrase to take down a peg)

adjectivetake-down
  1. made or intended to be disassembled

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Other Idioms and Phrases with takedown

takedown

Bring from a higher position to a lower one, as in After the sale they took down all the signs. [c. 1300]

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