Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knock-me-down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: knock--me--down
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A strong alcoholic drink.

Archaic; Slang; Uncountable

adj

Overbearing; overpowering.

Example Sentences

"His mother didn't have the price of a bed, and so she crept into the outbuilding, the labor pains coming like blows to the groin, a bottle of clear white Knock-Me-Down clutched in her fist."
"‘I never can think such tremendous, knock-me-down figures in the least degree elegant […].’"
"And Bloom, of course, with his knockmedown cigar putting on swank with his lardy face."

Usage

Inflected Forms

more knock-me-down (comparative) most knock-me-down (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

knockdown

Questions

What does knock-me-down mean?: A strong alcoholic drink.

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