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Dictionary: knock·down   (nŏk'doun') pronunciation

n.
    1. The act or an instance of knocking down.
    2. The condition of being knocked down.
  1. An overwhelming blow or shock.
  2. Something designed to be easily assembled or disassembled.
adj.
  1. Strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; powerful: a knockdown blow.
  2. Designed to be easily assembled or disassembled: knockdown furniture.
  3. Reduced: knockdown prices.

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IN BRIEF: n. - A blow that lifts the opponent off his feet adj. - (furniture) easily assembled and dismantled.

Tutor's tip: He'll "knock down" (slang for pay) $500 for the chance to see the champion boxer's deadly "knockdown" (a boxing blow that causes an opponent to fall).

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet


Translations: Knockdown
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - knusende slag, slagsmål, stærk øl, drink der slår hårdt, adskilt del, adskilt tilstand, introduktion
adj. - som får en til at gå i gulvet, til at skille ad

Nederlands (Dutch)
verpletterend (b.v. tegenslag), sterk verlaagd (prijs), minimum (prijs bij veiling), gemakkelijk demonteerbaar (meubelstuk), verdovend (insecticide), het neerslaan, een knock-down (boksen)

Français (French)
n. - réduction, rabais, remise
adj. - assommant (un coup), (GB, Comm) avantageux, intéressant (un prix), (Comm) imbattable, démontable (une table)

Deutsch (German)
n. - betäubender Schlag
adj. - niederschmetternd, minimal, Mindest-, zerlegbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατακύρωση, (καθομ.) συμπλοκή
adj. - εξουθενωτικός, εξοντωτικός, (για τιμή) εξευτελιστικός, (για έπιπλα) λυόμενος

Italiano (Italian)
colpo decisivo, ribasso, ribassato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pancada (f) violenta, ato (m) de derrubar com pancada ou soco
adj. - forte o bastante para derrubar

Русский (Russian)
сокрушительный удар, кулачный бой, нокдаун, крепкое пиво

Español (Spanish)
n. - caída, golpe muy fuerte
adj. - que derriba, desmontable

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - presentation, introduktion
adj. - knockout-, bedövande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
打倒, 减价, 击倒的, 最廉价的, 组合式的, 折扣的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 打倒, 減價
adj. - 擊倒的, 最廉價的, 組合式的, 折扣的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 조립식인 것, 때려눕히기, 압도적인 것, 할인
adj. - 강력한, 조립식의, 최저의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 打ち倒すこと, 乱闘, 値下げ, 紹介, 招待, 取りはずし式の物, ノックダウン
adj. - 打ち倒す, 圧倒的な, 取りはずしのできる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضربه إسقاط في الملاكمه (صفه) منخفض جدا سعر تنزيلات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מהלומה‬
adj. - ‮מהמם, מדהים, נמוך מאד (מחיר), משתק במהירות (תכשיר נגד חרקים), ניתן לפירוק ולהרכבה בקלות (רהיט)‬


 
 
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KD (abbreviation)
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