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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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Recent Examples of knockdown from the Web
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Middleton has become a knockdown shooter and dependable scorer.
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The two-time All-ACC selection has 69.5 knockdown blocks in 2,043 snaps over 30 games.
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First Known Use of knockdown
1690
knockdown
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
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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.
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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.
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In the first fight, Ward recovered from a knockdown to win the razor-thin decision.
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And Klitschko (64-5, 53 knockouts) showed remarkable courage by staying on his feet and then launching an attack of his own to close out the round – surviving not only the knockdown but a sizable cut above his left eye.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'knockdown'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of knockdown
1809
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of a price : greatly reduced from the original price : extremely low
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