Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knock down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: knock- -down
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hit or collide with

Transitive verb

verb

To hit or collide with

Transitive verb

verb

To hit or collide with

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

To hit or collide with

Transitive verb

verb

To acquire money, especially illicitly

Transitive verb

verb

To acquire money, especially illicitly

Transitive verb

verb

To drink or party

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

To drink or party

Australian usage; Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"As I took the can off the shelf, I knocked down the one beside it."
"He was out tomcatting one night / When he started a big fight / And a big policeman came and knocked him down."
"I won't surrender / I will fight better / You lock me out, you knock me down / But I will find my way around"
"We knocked down the garden shed when we moved."
"They knocked it down by another £5, so we bought it."
"The furniture is shipped knocked down, so assembly is required."

Usage

Inflected Forms

knocks down (present, singular) knocking down (participle, present) knocked down (participle, past) knocked down (past)

Synonyms

level knock over demolish destroy sell reduce blast down cut down push down pull down

Questions

What does knock down mean?: To hit or collide with

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