knock down

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Definition
  1. Verb (transitive):
    • To cause to fall by striking or hitting with force: The primary meaning is to hit someone or something so that they fall to the ground.
    • To demolish or destroy (a structure): To deliberately cause a building or other structure to collapse.
    • To reduce a price or amount significantly: To lower something, especially a price, by a considerable margin.
Usage Examples
  • Verb:
    • The boxer managed to knock down his opponent in the third round.
    • The old factory was knocked down to make way for a new park.
    • The seller knocked down the price by 50% for the quick sale.
Advanced Usage

  • "to knock down an argument": To refute or dismantle a point of view or line of reasoning effectively.

    • The lawyer skillfully knocked down the prosecution's main argument.

  • "to get knocked down": To be struck and fall; often used figuratively to mean experiencing a setback.

    • You might get knocked down, but it's important to get back up again.
Variants and Related Words
  • Knockdown (noun/adjective): As a noun, it can refer to the act of knocking down or something that has been assembled from pre-made parts. As an adjective, it describes something powerful enough to knock someone down or a significantly reduced price.
    • He scored a knockdown in the first minute. (Noun)
    • It was a knockdown argument. (Adjective)
    • We bought a knockdown kit for the bookshelf. (Adjective)
Synonyms
  • Fell: To cut down or cause to fall (e.g., a tree).
  • Demolish: To completely destroy a building.
  • Reduce: To make smaller or less in amount.
  • Floor (verb, informal): To knock someone to the ground.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Knock out: To render unconscious; to eliminate from a competition.

    • This is distinct from "knock down," which means to make fall but not necessarily unconscious.

  • Knock over: Very similar to "knock down," often used for objects or accidentally causing something to fall.

    • He accidentally knocked over the vase.
Related Idioms
  • Knock 'em dead: An idiom meaning to impress someone greatly, often before a performance. (Note: This idiom uses "knock" but has a completely different meaning from "knock down").
    • Go out on stage and knock 'em dead!
Verb
  1. shatter as if by explosion
  2. knock down with force
    • He decked his opponent
  3. cause to come or go down
    • The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect
    • The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet

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