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takedown
[teyk-doun]
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.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of takedown1
Example Sentences
Harrison controlled the action on the ground in the latter half of the first, Pena being deducted a point for two illegal up-kicks, before securing another takedown in the second.
The committee has asked Meta to set out to it why "it has taken you on occasion up to six weeks to respond to a takedown request from the Financial Conduct Authority?"
The protest movement against him, called "Tesla takedown," has also been successful at generating viral stories that make it seem embarrassing to own a Tesla.
In historical retrospect, this was an injustice that was a symptom of the media’s emerging appetite for takedowns, and you were a casualty of that.’”
As Trump said in his takedown of Ukraine President Zelensky, “you don’t have the cards.”
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