takedown

or take-down

[ teyk-doun ]

/ ˈteɪkˌdaʊn /

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adjective

made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.

Finance. takeout (def. 8).

noun

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

Words nearby takedown

take care, take care of, take-charge, take cover, take doing, takedown, take down a notch, take effect, take exception to, take five, take flight

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How to use takedown in a sentence

Issa used this very same format of takedown against DeMaio that DeMaio’s using against Faulconer – fear about unauthorized immigrants and extreme conclusions about fiscal policy and homelessness.
Politics Report: DeMaio v. Faulconer|Scott Lewis|January 23, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Now, every morning, I wake up and drink my coffee and have to go through probably 20 a day and have to issue a rights takedown for all of them.
Future of TV Briefing: The ad-supported streaming war officially kicks off in 2021|Tim Peterson|January 13, 2021|Digiday
One of the California-based firm’s best-known takedowns came closer to home.
Little Big Shorts: How tiny ‘activist’ firms became sheriffs in the stock market’s Wild West|Bernhard Warner|December 3, 2020|Fortune
You can see that because even with the takedowns Microsoft and Cyber Command have tried, they’re still able to operate.
A wave of ransomware hits US hospitals as coronavirus spikes|Patrick Howell ONeill|October 29, 2020|MIT Technology Review

Firms like Apple already operate within China while adhering to frequent takedown requests.
It’s getting harder for tech companies to bridge the US-China divide|Amy Nordrum|September 21, 2020|MIT Technology Review
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 Scene|Marlow Stern|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“If you can land el Chapo, you can land anyone,” he says of a recent takedown.
Is Synthetic Weed Feuling Yemen’s Terrorism?|Abby Haglage|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Online, he railed against his dismissal, posting on Tumblr a bitter takedown of the network and studio.
How to Get Fired in Spectacular Fashion|Nina Strochlic|August 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But surprisingly for such a blistering parental salvo, response to the viral takedown was largely positive.
Nick Crews’s Daughter on Her Dad’s Viral Smackdown|Lizzie Crocker|December 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Read Michael Moynihan's takedown of Oliver Stone's newest production: The Untold History of the United States.
Not Breaking: Oliver Stone Loves Junk History|Justin Green|November 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In the quiver was the bow, a takedown model, and three dozen arrows.
The Pirates of Shan|Harold Leland Goodwin

British Dictionary definitions for takedown

take down

verb (tr, adverb)

to record in writing

to dismantle or tear downto take down an old shed

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

adjective take-down

made or intended to be disassembled

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with takedown

take down

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

Take apart, dismantle, as in They took down the scaffolding. [Mid-1500s]

Humble or humiliate; see take down a notch.

Record in writing, as in Please take down all these price quotations. [Early 1700s]