knockdown

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knockdown

I bought a knockdown bookshelf to assemble at home.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Designed to be easily assembled or taken apart: Used primarily to describe furniture or structures that are sold in parts and can be put together by the user, often without complex tools.
    • Very forceful or convincing: Used informally to describe something, like an argument or a price, that is overwhelmingly strong or effective.

  2. Noun:

    • The act of knocking someone down: A blow or impact that causes a person or thing to fall to the ground.
    • The instance of being knocked down: The state or result of having been felled by a blow.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • We purchased a knockdown bookshelf that was simple to assemble.
    • He made a knockdown argument that left no room for debate.
    • They offered a knockdown price to clear the old inventory.

  • Noun:

    • The boxer scored a knockdown in the third round.
    • The storm caused the knockdown of several trees.
Advanced Usage
  • "knockdown-drag-out" (adjective): Describes a very violent, intense, or lengthy fight or argument.
    • They had a knockdown-drag-out argument over finances.
Variants and Related Words
  • To knock down (phrasal verb): The action from which the noun is derived. It means to cause someone or something to fall by hitting or pushing.
    • The force of the wind nearly knocked me down.
  • Knockdown price (noun phrase): A very low, reduced price.
    • It was a knockdown price, so I bought it immediately.
Synonyms
  • Adjective (for furniture): Flat-pack, self-assembly, RTA (Ready-To-Assemble).
  • Adjective (for force): Overwhelming, compelling, powerful, irresistible.
  • Noun: Felling, flooring, blow.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Knock down: To demolish or destroy a structure; to hit someone so they fall; to reduce a price.
    • They plan to knock down the old building.
    • The auctioneer knocked the vase down to the highest bidder.
Related Idioms
  • A knockdown argument: An argument that is so convincing it decisively ends a debate.
    • Her final point was a knockdown argument that silenced the opposition.
knockdown

I bought a knockdown bookshelf to assemble at home.

Adjective
  1. (furniture) easily assembled and dismantled
    • I bought a knockdown chest at the do-it-yourself store
Noun
  1. a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet

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