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knockdown

[ nok-doun ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

capable of knocking something down; overwhelming; irresistible:
a knockdown blow.
constructed in separate parts that can readily be taken apart for easy storage, shipping, etc.:
a knockdown toolshed.
offered or acquired for less than the prevailing rate:
first-rate goods at knockdown prices.

a knockdown object.
an act or instance of knocking down, especially by a blow.
something that fells or overwhelms.
reduction or lowering, as in price or number:
The store offered a knockdown of 15 percent to its own employees.
Slang. an introduction, especially to a person:
He gave me a real knockdown to the company.
Nautical. the capsizing of a small boat as a result of a strong gust of wind.

First recorded in 1680–90; adj., noun use of verb phrase knock down

I bought a number of knockdown chairs in Chicago all made by hand for $125 and sold them for much more.

But—well, I knocked him down on deck a short time back, and the knockdown stands; but they would not allow a finish.

He comes up again after every knockdown, as fresh as a daisy.

Toppy shook his head, like a pugilist clearing his wits after a knockdown.

That pathetic old arm warding him off hurt him more at the core than a knockdown blow from a stronger limb.

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