单词 | knock something down |
释义 | 1 (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) 2 (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. Additional synonymsin 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, derogatein 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 |
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