[nok-doun] 
| 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. |
| 4. | a knockdown object. |
| 5. | an act or instance of knocking down, esp. 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, esp. to a person: He gave me a real knockdown to the company. |
| 9. | Nautical. the capsizing of a small boat as a result of a strong gust of wind. |
[nok-doun-drag-out] | marked by unrelenting violence: a knock-down-drag-out fight. |
| knock·down (nŏk'doun') n.
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