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verb

Definition of KNOCK DOWN

1

to receive as return for effort <she's knocking down a good salary, but she has to work very hard>

Synonyms acquire, attain, bag, bring in, capture, carry, come by, draw, gain, garner, get, knock down, land, make, obtain, procure, pull down, realize, reap, secure, win

Related Words clear, gross, net; accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score; accumulate, amass, draw, rack up; catch, pick up; annex, occupy, take over; reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remake

Near Antonyms accord, give, grant, pay; give up, hand over, part (with), relinquish, surrender, yield

Antonyms forfeit, lose

2

to take apart <right after the holidays the stores start to knock down the window displays>

Synonyms break down, demount, dismantle, dismember, dismount, knock down, strike, take down

Related Words detach, disengage; break up, disaggregate, disarticulate, disconnect, disjoin, disjoint, dissever, disunite, divide, separate

Near Antonyms build, erect, pitch; combine, unite

Antonyms assemble, construct

3

to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall <the overexcited dog knocked the toddler down>

Synonyms bowl (down or over), down, drop, floor, knock down, knock over, level, mow (down), prostrate

Related Words kayo, knock out, KO; overthrow, throw down, topple; bang, bash, belt, bludgeon, clobber, hammer, hit, jab, paste, poke, pound, punch, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, swat, swipe, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale

4

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent <they'll have to knock down the price of those televisions if they expect to sell any>

Synonyms abate, de-escalate, dent, deplete, diminish, downscale, downsize, drop, dwindle, ease, knock down, lessen, lower, reduce

Related Words compress, condense, constrict, contract; abbreviate, abridge, clip, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, dock, nick, pare, prune, retrench, shorten, slash, trim, truncate, whittle; deflate, shrink; minimize; moderate, modify, modulate, qualify

Near Antonyms blow up, dilate, distend, inflate, swell; elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract; add (to), complement, supplement; enhance, heighten, intensify; redouble

Antonyms aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, raise