takedown
or take-down
[teyk-doun]
- made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
- Finance. takeout(def 8).
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- the act of taking down.
- a firearm designed to be swiftly disassembled or assembled.
- the point of separation of two or more of the parts of a takedown firearm or other device.
- Informal. the act of being humbled.
- Wrestling. a move or series of maneuvers that succeeds in bringing a standing opponent down onto the mat.
- Finance. takeout(def 5).
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Origin of takedown
First recorded in 1890–95; adj., noun use of verb phrase take down
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Contemporary Examples
What specific actresses did the movie studios send you takedown notices for?
The Movie Nudity Maestro: Jim McBride on 15 Years of Mr. Skin and That Scarlett Johansson SceneMarlow Stern
August 9, 2014
Read Michael Moynihan's takedown of Oliver Stone's newest production: The Untold History of the United States.
Here's his takedown of Gawker's faux outrage about "creepshots:"
Sites often play it safe and remove a video if a takedown request comes in from a copyright holder.
Both Web-hosting concerns said they'd likely comply in some fashion if a sitting U.S. senator registered a takedown request.
Historical Examples
In the quiver was the bow, a takedown model, and three dozen arrows.
The Pirates of ShanHarold Leland Goodwin