Definitions for knockdownˈnɒkˌdaʊn

knock•downˈnɒkˌdaʊn(adj.)

capable of knocking something down; overwhelming; irresistible:
a knockdown blow.
constructed of parts that can readily be disassembled and assembled:
knockdown furniture.
Category: Building Trades
offered or acquired for less than the prevailing rate:
knockdown prices.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(n.)a knockdown object.
an act or instance of knocking down, esp. by a blow.
something that fells or overwhelms.
a reduction or lowering, as in price or number.

1680–90

knockdown(adj)
a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet
knockdown(adj)
(furniture) easily assembled and dismantled
"I bought a knockdown chest at the do-it-yourself store"

knockdown(Noun)
An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down.
knockdown(Noun)
An overwhelming blow.
knockdown(Noun)
A genetically modified organism that carries one or more genes in its chromosomes that has been made less active or had its expression reduced.
knockdown(Noun)
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.
knockdown(Noun)
The condition of a sailboat being pushed abruptly to horizontal, with the mast parallel to the water surface.
knockdown(Noun)
a short pass played downwards, for example from the head onto someone's feet.
knockdown(Adjective)
powerful enough to overwhelm or knock down
knockdown(Adjective)
reduced in price

Knockdown(noun)
a felling by a knock, as of a combatant, or of an animal
Knockdown(adj)
of force sufficient to fell or completely overthrow; as, a knockdown blow; a knockdown argument

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