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View synonyms for takedown
takedown
or take-down
[ teyk-doun ]
adjective
- made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
- Finance. takeout ( def 8 ).
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 ( def 5 ).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of takedown1
First recorded in 1890–95; adj., noun use of verb phrase take down
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Example Sentences
What specific actresses did the movie studios send you takedown notices for?
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“If you can land el Chapo, you can land anyone,” he says of a recent takedown.
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Online, he railed against his dismissal, posting on Tumblr a bitter takedown of the network and studio.
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But surprisingly for such a blistering parental salvo, response to the viral takedown was largely positive.
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Read Michael Moynihan's takedown of Oliver Stone's newest production: The Untold History of the United States.
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In the quiver was the bow, a takedown model, and three dozen arrows.
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