单词 | knockdown |
释义 | knockdown /nok"down'/, adj. 1. capable of knocking something down; overwhelming; irresistible: a knockdown blow. 2. constructed in separate parts that can readily be taken apart for easy storage, shipping, etc.: a knockdown toolshed. 3. offered or acquired for less than the prevailing rate: first-rate goods at knockdown prices. n. 4. a knockdown object. 5. an act or instance of knocking down, esp. by a blow. 6. something that fells or overwhelms. 7. reduction or lowering, as in price or number: The store offered a knockdown of 15 percent to its own employees. 8. Slang. an introduction, esp. to a person: He gave me a real knockdown to the company. 9. Naut. the capsizing of a small boat as a result of a strong gust of wind. [1680-90; adj., n. use of v. phrase knock down] |
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