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knockdown en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From knock + down.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Powerful enough to overwhelm.
a knockdown argument
a knockdown blow
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(not-comparable) Reduced in price, originally to a price below which an article would not be sold by the auctioneer.
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(not-comparable) Capable of being taken apart for packing or removal.
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(not-comparable, of a rivet head) To be formed into a head by upsetting in fastening.
Deriveds
knockdown-dragout
Translations (1)
es a precio de saldo (price)
knockdown en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From knock + down.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down.
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(countable, uncountable) An overwhelming blow.
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(obsolete, slang, uncountable) Very strong ale or beer.
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(countable, uncountable) A genetically modified organism that carries one or more genes in its chromosomes that have been made less active or had their expression reduced.
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(countable, uncountable) The use of a reagent such as an oligonucleotide with sequence complementary to an active gene or its mRNA transcript, to interfere with the expression of said gene.
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(countable, uncountable) The condition of a sailboat being pushed abruptly to horizontal, with the mast parallel to the water surface.
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(countable, uncountable) a short pass played downwards, for example from the head onto someone's feet.
Pires, a three-time Cup winner with Arsenal who scored the Gunners' winner against Southampton in the 2003 final, has been a largely peripheral figure at Villa Park since joining in November - but the 37-year-old rolled back the years with a fine finish from Delfouneso's knockdown.
2011 January 29, Chris Bevan, “Aston Villa 3 - 1 Blackburn”, in BBC:
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(countable, uncountable) A shelter erected for use as a temporary dressing room.
We shot 'The Caterpillar' at General Service Studios, and the dressing rooms for the actors were what they call knockdowns: wooden frames covered in grungy, dirty red canvas. It looked like a circus tent.
1999, Scott Skelton, Jim Benson, Rod Serling's Night Gallery: An After-hours Tour, page 294:
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(countable, uncountable) A collection of parts required to assemble a product, typically manufactured in one region and exported elsewhere for assembly.
Forms
Synonyms
KD
Translations (8)
ms tumbuk rebah (act or the condition of being knocked down) · fi maahanlyönti (act or the condition of being knocked down) · ja ダウン (act or the condition of being knocked down) · mk нокдаун (act or the condition of being knocked down) · ja ノックダウン (act or the condition of being knocked down) · ka ნოკდაუნი (act or the condition of being knocked down) · ru нокда́ун (act or the condition of being knocked down) · bg нокдаун (act or the condition of being knocked down)
knockdown en · VERB
Pronunciation
Etymology
From knock + down.
Meanings
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To employ the knockdown technique
Forms