Definition of knockdown Knockdown

/nɑˈkdawˌn/ - [nakdawn] - knock•down

We found 13 definitions of knockdown from 4 different sources.

What does knockdown mean?

Noun Plural: knockdowns
knockdown - a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet
		blow forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"
Adjective knockdown, knockdowner, knockdownest
knockdown - (furniture) easily assembled and dismantled; "I bought a knockdown chest at the do-it-yourself store"
		collective set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government; "collective farms"

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knockdown (Noun)
An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down.
knockdown (Noun)
An overwhelming blow.
knockdown (Noun)
A genetically modified organism that carries one or more genes in its chromosomes that has been made less active or had its expression reduced.
knockdown (Noun)
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.
knockdown (Noun)
The condition of a sailboat being pushed abruptly to horizontal, with the mast parallel to the water surface.
knockdown (Noun)
A short pass played downwards, for example from the head onto someone's feet.
knockdown (Adjective)
powerful enough to overwhelm or knock down.
knockdown (Adjective)
reduced in price.

knockdown (n.)
A felling by a knock, as of a combatant, or of an animal.
knockdown (a.)
Of force sufficient to fell or completely overthrow; as, a knockdown blow; a knockdown argument.