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