knockdown

American  

[nok-doun] / ˈnɒkˌdaʊn /

adjective

1. capable of knocking something down; overwhelming; irresistible.

   a knockdown blow.

2. constructed in separate parts that can readily be taken apart for easy storage, shipping, etc..

   a knockdown toolshed.

3. offered or acquired for less than the prevailing rate.

   first-rate goods at knockdown prices.

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noun

1. a knockdown object.

2. an act or instance of knocking down, especially by a blow.

3. something that fells or overwhelms.

4. reduction or lowering, as in price or number.

   The store offered a knockdown of 15 percent to its own employees.

5. Slang. an introduction, especially to a person.

   He gave me a real knockdown to the company.

6. Nautical. the capsizing of a small boat as a result of a strong gust of wind.

Etymology

Origin of knockdown

First recorded in 1680–90; adj., noun use of verb phrase knock down

Example Sentences

The risk of shooting so tight is that if there is a knockdown you will likely miss the picture.

From BBC

The referee stopped the contest after the fourth knockdown and a jubilant Williamson claimed Simpson's belts.

From BBC

Morgan to buy it by offering a knockdown price and guaranteeing Bear Stearns’s shakiest assets.

From Literature

Wilder dropped his fellow American in the second round, scored another knockdown in the sixth, and closed the show with two chopping right hands a round later, prompting the referee to wave it off.

From BBC

And so it proved as he reacted swiftly and to deadly effect to sweep home Jacob Murphy's knockdown.

From BBC

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