knockdown

[nok-doun]

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.

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of knockdown¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

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The president’s actions so far have been “a knockdown blow to the deep state, but not a knockout blow,” Dans said.

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

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Linares, a three-division world champion, dropped Morales in the third and fourth rounds, and Morales couldn’t beat the count after the second knockdown.

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Every round was 10-9 to the winner, with no knockdowns to score and none of the judges electing for a 10-10 round.

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