knockdown

noun

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Etymology: From knock + down.

Powerful enough to overwhelm.
“a knockdown argument”
“a knockdown blow”
Reduced in price, originally to a price below which an article would not be sold by the auctioneer.
Capable of being taken apart for packing or removal.
“knockdown furniture”
To be formed into a head by upsetting in fastening.

Etymology: From knock + down.

An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down.
An overwhelming blow.
Very strong ale or beer.
A genetically modified organism that carries one or more genes in its chromosomes that have been made less active or had their expression reduced.
The use of a reagent such as an oligonucleotide with sequence complementary to an active gene or its mRNA transcript, to interfere with the expression of said gene.
The condition of a sailboat being pushed abruptly to horizontal, with the mast parallel to the water surface.
a short pass played downwards, for example from the head onto someone's feet.
“Pires, a three-time Cup winner with Arsenal who scored the Gunners' winner against Southampton in the 2003 final, has been a largely peripheral figure at Villa Park since joining in November - but the 37-year-old rolled back the years with a fine finish from Delfouneso's knockdown.”
A shelter erected for use as a temporary dressing room.
“We shot 'The Caterpillar' at General Service Studios, and the dressing rooms for the actors were what they call knockdowns: wooden frames covered in grungy, dirty red canvas. It looked like a circus tent.”
A collection of parts required to assemble a product, typically manufactured in one region and exported elsewhere for assembly.

Etymology: From knock + down.