knock down meaning

UK /nɒk daʊn/ US /nɑk daʊn/ 2 syllables

knock down (verb): cause to come or go down.

knock down has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

knock down as a verb

  1. 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

    Synonyms: down, cut down, push down, pull down

    Type of: strike

    Kinds: submarine

  2. knock down with force
    • He decked his opponent

    Synonyms: deck, coldcock, dump, floor

    Type of: beat

    Related forms: knockdown

  3. shatter as if by explosion

    Synonyms: blast

    Type of: smash

knock down in a sentence

How to pronounce knock down

knock down is pronounced /nɒk daʊn/ in British English and /nɑk daʊn/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.

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