knockdown
Powerful enough to overwhelmPowerful enough to overwhelm.
US/nˈɑkdˌaʊn/
Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Powerful enough to overwhelm.
a knockdown argument
a knockdown blow
(not comparable)Reduced in price, originally to a price below which an article would not be sold by the auctioneer.
(not comparable)Capable of being taken apart for packing or removal.
knockdown furniture
(not comparable)To be formed into a head by upsetting in fastening.
More definitions
- (furniture) easily assembled and dismantled
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From knock + down.From knock + down.
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedknockdown-dragout
See also
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