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Knock-down

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Adjective

1. knock-down, powerful

strong enough to knock down or overwhelm

Example Sentences:
'a knock-down blow'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Knock-down

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verb (tr, adverb)
1. 
to strike to the ground with a blow, as in boxing
2. 
(in auctions) to declare (an article) sold, as by striking a blow with a gavel
3. 
to demolish
4. 
to dismantle, for ease of transport
5. informal
to reduce (a price, etc)
6. Australian slang
to spend (a cheque)
7. Australian slang
to drink
adjective knockdown (prenominal)
8. 
overwhelming; powerful
a knockdown blow
9. mainly British
cheap
I got the table at a knockdown price
10. 
easily dismantled
knockdown furniture
noun knockdown
11. US and Australian slang
an introduction
will you give me a knockdown to her?

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Knock-down

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1. 
to hit so as to cause to fall
2.  US
to take apart for convenience in shipping
3. 
a. 
to sell at auction
b. 
to indicate the sale of (an article) at an auction, as by a blow of the auctioneer's hammer
4.  Slang
to earn as pay

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