knockdown

[nok-doun]

knock·down

[nok-doun]
adjective
1.
capable of knocking something down; overwhelming; irresistible: a knockdown blow.
2.
constructed in separate parts that can readily be taken apart for easy storage, shipping, etc.: a knockdown toolshed.
3.
offered or acquired for less than the prevailing rate: first-rate goods at knockdown prices.
noun
4.
a knockdown object.
5.
an act or instance of knocking down, especially by a blow.
6.
something that fells or overwhelms.
7.
reduction or lowering, as in price or number: The store offered a knockdown of 15 percent to its own employees.
8.
Slang. an introduction, especially to a person: He gave me a real knockdown to the company.
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9.
Nautical. the capsizing of a small boat as a result of a strong gust of wind.
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Knockdown is always a great word to know.
So is phenom. Does it mean:
a person who publicizes or praises something or someone for reasons of self-interest, personal profit, or friendship or loyalty
a phenomenon, especially a young prodigy

Origin:
1680–90; adj., noun use of verb phrase knock down
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knockdown

adjective
1. (furniture) easily assembled and dismantled; "I bought a knockdown chest at the do-it-yourself store" 

noun
1. a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet 
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