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Knock down Common

Knock down has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
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"

2

knock down with force

"He decked his opponent"

3

shatter as if by explosion

4

To hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.

Example Sentences
"The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect" verb
"The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet" verb
"He decked his opponent" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
strike beat smash
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
submarine
Rhyming Words
own sown town lown mown gown rown down adown known grown frown shown brown sdown coown blown clown crown drown
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