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knockdown
[nok-doun]
adjective
capable of knocking something down; overwhelming; irresistible.
a knockdown blow.
constructed in separate parts that can readily be taken apart for easy storage, shipping, etc..
a knockdown toolshed.
offered or acquired for less than the prevailing rate.
first-rate goods at knockdown prices.
noun
a knockdown object.
an act or instance of knocking down, especially by a blow.
something that fells or overwhelms.
reduction or lowering, as in price or number.
The store offered a knockdown of 15 percent to its own employees.
Slang.an introduction, especially to a person.
He gave me a real knockdown to the company.
Nautical.the capsizing of a small boat as a result of a strong gust of wind.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of knockdown1
Example Sentences
The president’s actions so far have been “a knockdown blow to the deep state, but not a knockout blow,” Dans said.
And so it proved as he reacted swiftly and to deadly effect to sweep home Jacob Murphy's knockdown.
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.
Every round was 10-9 to the winner, with no knockdowns to score and none of the judges electing for a 10-10 round.
She was hounded out of her job and forced to sell her post office at a knockdown price in 2003.
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