takedown
or take-down
made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
Finance. takeout (def. 8).
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).
Origin of takedown
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How to use takedown in a sentence
Translators—many of whom came by boat themselves—work through the crowds with Italian authorities to take down names and details.
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So instead of the police mantra to “protect and serve,” it has evolved into something akin to “take down and destroy.”
The letter also ordered her to “take down www.ordainwomen.org and disassociat[e] yourself from Ordain Women.”
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Mr Moore, I must request you to take down the names of those I see in that corner of the room.
Digby Heathcote | W.H.G. KingstonI believe you were the magistrate who attended to take down the deposition of a poor man who died in the Infirmary last night.'
North and South | Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellWithout any particular attraction to the title, he chanced to take down one of the volumes.
Master, I hope youll not suffer my dame to take down your journeymen.
They are used, one at a time, as the machine is required, to take down or to render back a phonographic message.
Heroes of the Telegraph | J. Munro
British Dictionary definitions for take down
to record in writing
to dismantle or tear down: to take down an old shed
to lower or reduce in power, arrogance, etc (esp in the phrase to take down a peg)
made or intended to be disassembled
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Other Idioms and Phrases with takedown
Bring from a higher position to a lower one, as in After the sale they took down all the signs. [c. 1300]
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