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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