knockdown
IPA: nˈɑkdaʊn
noun
- An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down.
- An overwhelming blow.
- (slang, obsolete, uncountable) Very strong ale or beer.
- (genetics) A genetically modified organism that carries one or more genes in its chromosomes that have been made less active or had their expression reduced.
- (genetics) The use of a reagent such as an oligonucleotide with sequence complementary to an active gene or its mRNA transcript, to interfere with the expression of said gene.
- (nautical) The condition of a sailboat being pushed abruptly to horizontal, with the mast parallel to the water surface.
- (soccer) a short pass played downwards, for example from the head onto someone's feet.
- (film, television) A shelter erected for use as a temporary dressing room.
- A collection of parts required to assemble a product, typically manufactured in one region and exported elsewhere for assembly.
verb
- (genetics) To employ the knockdown technique
adjective
- Powerful enough to overwhelm.
- Reduced in price, originally to a price below which an article would not be sold by the auctioneer.
- Capable of being taken apart for packing or removal.
- (of a rivet head) To be formed into a head by upsetting in fastening.
knock down
IPA: nˈɑkdˈaʊn
verb
- (transitive) To hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.
- (transitive) To demolish.
- (transitive) At an auction, to declare (something) sold with a blow from the gavel.
- (transitive, informal) To reduce the price of.
- (transitive, informal) To drink fast.
- (transitive, usually passive voice) To disassemble for shipment.
- (transitive) To approve a drinking toast by banging glasses on the table.
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Examples of "knockdown" in Sentences
- Quarry was unhurt by the knockdown.
- There was no knockdown in the fight.
- Or who would score the first knockdown.
- Fahsan was knocked out with a fourth knockdown.
- Neither of us are looking for a knockdown fight,.
- A knockdown is a knockdown, no matter what you say.
- Cabinet structure, particularly of the knockdown type.
- Hey Clay-You believe in "knockdown" power of a bullet?
- After the third knockdown, the referee waved the bout over.
- He led the team in knockdown blocks as a junior and senior.
- It was the first knockdown of Leonard's professional career.
- Currently, no points are awarded in the event of a knockdown.
- The guy was defenseless by then, and the knockdown was a mercy.
- Figure 1: Short-term knockdown of DISC1 elicits spine enlargement in rat primary cortical neurons.
- (a) Spine changes in mature neurons by short-term knockdown (2 d) of DISC1 using two independent RNAi.
- A flash knockdown is a knockdown where the fighter hits the canvas but recovers quickly enough that a count is not started.
- His outstanding blocking skills for the Mavericks 'ground game saw him rank among the team leaders in knockdown blocks every season ...
- Since completing the factory in 2002, Pyeonghwa has imported partially built cars, in a form called knockdown kits, from manufacturers such as Italy's Fiat SpA and China's Brilliance Automotive Holdings Ltd.
Examples of "knock-down" in Sentences
- It is the custom of prize-fighting audiences to cheer a clean knock-down blow.
- Few consumers get fooled by street markets selling luxury handbags at knock-down prices.
- This second knock-down had come from the opposite direction, and it was mightier than the first.
- On Wipeout (8 ET/PT), combatants tackle a mondo obstacle course that takes the term "knock-down, drag-out fight" literally.
- Secondly I wanted to make sure I didn't miss out on MacHeist which in the past has led me to getting hold of someinteresting software at knock-down prices.
- But I have not heard of a knock-down argument as to why marriage should not include those rights (by which I mean an argument with which I could not find a rational way to disagree with).
- Microsoft: Two tech giants are in a knock-down, drag-out fight over Google's accusation that Microsoft's Bing search engine is copying its algorithm from the Mountain View, Calif., company.
- Santander U.K. is the U.K. arm of Banco Santander SA, built up through a series of acquisitions at knock-down prices in 2008 that included Alliance & Leicester and branch networks of Bradford & Bingley.
- Initially, the company would start with what's known as knock-down production, which involves mostly assembling vehicles from already-made parts, while bringing components such as batteries and motors from Japan.
- The Yokohama-based company also will shift the outsourcing of many parts to production sites outside of Japan, particularly for what are known as knock-down kits of vehicles that it exports for final assembly abroad, he said.
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