knockdown

adjective knock·down \ ˈnäk-ˌdau̇n \

Definition of knockdown

1 :having such force as to strike down or overwhelm

a bewildering assortment of knockdown arguments
—J. W. Krutch

2 :that can easily be assembled or disassembled

a knockdown table

3 chiefly British :extremely low :reduced

knockdown prices

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Examples of knockdown in a Sentence

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Recent Examples of knockdown from the Web

Mr. Amorim stayed and bought their assets, sometimes for knockdown prices, including vast areas of cork forest in southern Portugal.

— Washington Post, "Américo Amorim, Portugal’s king of cork, dies at 82," 13 July 2017
With Kyrie Irving as his capable co-star and a pack of knockdown shooters, LeBron has just that.

— anthony slater, The Mercury News, "You couldn’t create a better script for the Warriors-Cavaliers trilogy," 26 May 2017
Middleton has become a knockdown shooter and dependable scorer.

— josh robbins, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Magic hire Bucks' John Hammond as new GM," 23 May 2017
The two-time All-ACC selection has 69.5 knockdown blocks in 2,043 snaps over 30 games.

— charean williams, star-telegram.com, "Who’s got next? Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson top 2018 NFL Draft list," 1 May 2017

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First Known Use of knockdown

1690

knockdown

noun

Definition of knockdown

1 :the action of knocking down

2 :something (such as a blow) that strikes down or overwhelms

3 :something (such as a piece of furniture) that can be easily assembled or disassembled

Recent Examples of knockdown from the Web

Most fans see this as an actual knockdown, backing McGregor’s account of events.

— mike dyce, SI.com, "Thursday Tap Out: Dana White Calls Paulie Malignaggi’s Bluff," 17 Aug. 2017
What should have been a series of quiet discussions has escalated into a knockdown, dragged-out public civil war between the board’s Kalanick loyalists and those who want to distance the company from his toxic image.

— vanityfair.com, "A Major Uber Investor Is Allegedly Trying to Oust Arianna Huffington," 16 Aug. 2017
What should have been a series of quiet discussions has escalated into a knockdown, dragged-out public civil war between the board’s Kalanick loyalists and those who want to distance the company from his toxic image.

— maya kosoff, The Hive, "A Major Uber Investor Is Allegedly Trying to Oust Arianna Huffington," 16 Aug. 2017
From a wild and rare double-knockdown, featuring an MMA icon, to a back-and-forth battle for the lightweight title fight, to an even more shocking upset of an MMA prodigy –

— posted jim varsallone, miamiherald, "Encore presentation of Bellator NYC: Sonnen vs. Silva on Spike," 27 July 2017
For the first time since the attack, Brian Harold, the managing director of APM Terminals Mobile, has shared details of the unprecedented effort to get the Mobile facility up and running after the unexpected knockdown.

— lawrence specker, AL.com, "'Petya' cyberattack: Teamwork, pride fueled Alabama terminal's fight to rebound," 9 July 2017
Mitrione (12-5) and Emelianenko both connected on right hands and hit the canvas for a double knockdown in the co-main event.

— dan gelston, chicagotribune.com, "Chael Sonnen tops Wanderlei Silva in unanimous decision at Bellator in New York," 25 June 2017
Ward (31-0, 15 KOs) survived a second-round knockdown and won a unanimous decision, dethroning Kovalev (30-1-1,26 KOs) as light-heavyweight champion Nov. 17.

— by santos a. perez, miamiherald, "Del Valle’s journey ends in Florida Boxing Hall of Fame," 12 June 2017
In another title fight Saturday in Tokyo, World Boxing Association middleweight interim champion Hassan N'Dam survived a fourth-round knockdown and went on to a split-decision win over Japan's Ryota Murata.

— baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore's Gervonta Davis holds on to IBF crown with third-round knockout of Liam Walsh," 20 May 2017