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单词 knock something down
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to demolish
Why don't they just knock the wall down?
Synonyms
demolish
The building is being demolished to make way for a motorway.
destroy
The building was completely destroyed.
flatten
Bombing raids flattened much of the area.
tear down
level
Further tremors could level yet more buildings.
total (slang)
I broke my collar bone and totalled the bike.
fell
Badly infected trees should be felled.
ruin
Roads have been destroyed and crops ruined.
dismantle
He asked for immediate help to dismantle the warheads.
trash (slang)
Would they trash the place when the party was over?
bulldoze
She defeated developers who wanted to bulldoze her home.
raze
Dozens of villages have been razed.
pulverize
A nearby residential area had been pulverized by the bombing.
kennet (Australian, slang)
jeff (Australian, slang)
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to reduce (a price)
The market might abandon the stock, and knock down its price.
Synonyms
reduce
Companies should reduce prices today.
cut
The first priority is to cut costs.
lower
The new measures will lower the risk.
discount
Tour prices are being discounted.
slash
Everyone agrees that subsidies have to be slashed.
bring down
mark down
cheapen
Love is a word cheapened by overuse.
See knock

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bulldoze
Definition
to move, demolish, or flatten with a bulldozer
She defeated developers who wanted to bulldoze her home.
Synonyms
demolish,
level,
destroy,
flatten,
knock down,
tear down,
raze,
kennet (Australian, slang),
jeff (Australian, slang)
in the sense of cheapen
Definition
to lower the reputation of
Love is a word cheapened by overuse.
Synonyms
degrade,
lower,
discredit,
devalue,
demean,
belittle,
depreciate,
debase,
derogate
in the sense of cut
Definition
to reduce or restrict
The first priority is to cut costs.
Synonyms
reduce,
lower,
slim (down),
diminish,
slash,
decrease,
cut back,
rationalize,
ease up on,
downsize,
kennet (Australian, slang),
jeff (Australian, slang)

Nearby words of
knock something down

  • knock someone out
  • knock someone up
  • knock something back
  • knock something down
  • knock something off
  • knock something or someone back
  • knock something out

Synonyms of 'knock something down'

knock something down

Additional synonyms

in the sense of destroy
Definition
to ruin
The building was completely destroyed.
Synonyms
ruin,
smash,
crush,
waste,
devastate,
break down,
wreck,
shatter,
gut,
wipe out,
dispatch,
dismantle,
demolish,
trash (slang),
total (slang),
ravage,
slay (archaic, literary),
eradicate,
torpedo,
extinguish,
desolate,
annihilate,
put paid to,
raze,
blow to bits,
extirpate (archaic),
blow sky-high
in the sense of discount
Tour prices are being discounted.
Synonyms
mark down,
cut,
reduce,
lower,
slash,
lessen,
knock down
in the sense of dismantle
Definition
to take apart piece by piece
He asked for immediate help to dismantle the warheads.
Synonyms
take apart,
strip,
demolish,
raze,
disassemble,
pull to pieces,
unrig,
take to pieces or bits
in the sense of fell
Definition
to cut down (a tree)
Badly infected trees should be felled.
Synonyms
cut down,
cut,
level,
demolish,
flatten,
knock down,
hew,
raze
in the sense of flatten
Definition
to knock down or injure
Bombing raids flattened much of the area.
Synonyms
destroy,
level,
ruin,
demolish,
knock down,
pull down,
tear down,
throw down,
bulldoze,
raze,
remove,
kennet (Australian, slang),
jeff (Australian, slang)
in the sense of level
Definition
to demolish completely
Further tremors could level yet more buildings.
Synonyms
destroy,
devastate,
wreck,
demolish,
flatten,
knock down,
pull down,
tear down,
bulldoze,
raze,
lay waste to,
kennet (Australian, slang),
jeff (Australian, slang)
in the sense of lower
Definition
to lessen or become less
The new measures will lower the risk.
Synonyms
lessen,
cut,
reduce,
moderate,
diminish,
slash,
decrease,
prune,
minimize,
curtail,
abate
in the sense of pulverize
Definition
to destroy completely
A nearby residential area had been pulverized by the bombing.
Synonyms
destroy,
wreck,
demolish,
flatten,
raze to the ground,
kennet (Australian, slang),
jeff (Australian, slang)
in the sense of raze
Definition
to destroy (buildings or a town) completely
Dozens of villages have been razed.
Synonyms
destroy,
level,
remove,
ruin,
demolish,
flatten,
knock down,
pull down,
tear down,
throw down,
bulldoze,
kennet (Australian, slang),
jeff (Australian, slang)
in the sense of ruin
Definition
to destroy or spoil completely
Roads have been destroyed and crops ruined.
Synonyms
destroy,
devastate,
wreck,
trash (slang),
break,
total (slang),
defeat,
smash,
crush,
overwhelm,
shatter,
overturn,
overthrow,
bring down,
demolish,
raze,
lay waste,
lay in ruins,
wreak havoc upon,
bring to ruin,
bring to nothing,
kennet (Australian, slang),
jeff (Australian, slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of slash
Definition
to reduce drastically
Everyone agrees that subsidies have to be slashed.
Synonyms
reduce,
cut,
decrease,
drop,
lower,
moderate,
diminish,
cut down,
lessen,
curtail
in the sense of total
I broke my collar bone and totalled the bike.
Synonyms
wreck,
crash,
destroy,
smash,
write off (British),
demolish,
prang (British, informal),
damage beyond repair,
kennet (Australian, slang),
jeff (Australian, slang)
in the sense of trash
Definition
to attack or destroy maliciously
Would they trash the place when the party was over?
Synonyms
wreck,
damage,
destroy,
ruin,
mar,
spoil,
deface,
vandalize,
total (informal),
kennet (Australian, slang),
jeff (Australian, slang)
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