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knockdown

Syllabification: (knock·down)
Pronunciation: /ˈnäkˌdoun/
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Definition of knockdown

adjective

[attributive]
  • 1 informal (of a price) very low.
    [used earlier to refer to reserve prices set at an auction]
  • 2capable of knocking down or overwhelming someone or something:repeated knockdown blows
  • (of furniture) easily dismantled and reassembled.

noun

Boxing
  • an act of knocking an opponent down.
  • (also knockdown pitch) Baseball a pitch aimed so close to the body that the batter must drop to the ground to avoid being hit:the catcher gave the sign for a knockdown pitch
  • Sailing an instance of a vessel being knocked on its side by the force of the wind.

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