knockdown

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down.
2. (countable, uncountable)An overwhelming blow.
3. (obsolete, slang, uncountable)Very strong ale or beer.
4. (countable, uncountable)A genetically modified organism that carries one or more genes in its chromosomes that have been made less active or had their expression reduced.
5. (countable, uncountable)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.
6. (countable, uncountable)The condition of a sailboat being pushed abruptly to horizontal, with the mast parallel to the water surface.
7. (countable, uncountable)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.”

8. (countable, uncountable)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.”

9. (countable, uncountable)A collection of parts required to assemble a product, typically manufactured in one region and exported elsewhere for assembly.

verb

1. To employ the knockdown technique

adj

1. (not-comparable)Powerful enough to overwhelm.

   “a knockdown argument”

   “a knockdown blow”

2. (not-comparable)Reduced in price, originally to a price below which an article would not be sold by the auctioneer.
3. (not-comparable)Capable of being taken apart for packing or removal.

   “knockdown furniture”

4. (not-comparable)To be formed into a head by upsetting in fastening.