knockdown

/ˈnɑkˌdaʊn/
adjective
  1. Overwhelming or very forceful; causing someone to fall or be defeated.
    • The storm had a knockdown effect on the power grid.
    • He delivered a knockdown argument that ended the debate.
    • The team suffered a knockdown defeat in the finals.
  2. Designed to be taken apart and reassembled easily.
    • The shed is a knockdown structure that comes with instructions.
    • Knockdown furniture is popular with people who move often.
    • They ordered a knockdown cabinet for the kitchen.
  3. Reduced in price; heavily discounted.
    • The store had a knockdown sale on winter coats.
    • The tickets were available at knockdown rates for students.
    • They bought the car at a knockdown price.
noun
  1. An act or instance of knocking someone or something to the ground, especially in boxing or a fight.
    • The boxer scored a knockdown in the third round.
    • He survived an early knockdown and went on to win the match.
    • The referee counted to eight after the knockdown.
  2. A reduction in price or amount; a discount.
    • The store offered a knockdown on last season's clothes.
    • The auction started with a knockdown price of fifty dollars.
    • They negotiated a knockdown on the rent for the first year.
  3. A piece of furniture or equipment that is designed to be taken apart and assembled easily.
    • They bought a knockdown table that was easy to move.
    • The company specializes in knockdown furniture for small apartments.
    • The bookshelf came as a knockdown in a flat box.
Antonyms
verb
  1. To knock someone or something to the ground; to defeat or overwhelm.
    • He knockdown his opponent with a single punch.
    • The strong wind nearly knockdown the old fence.
    • The news knockdown her completely; she had to sit down.
  2. To reduce the price of something; to discount.
    • They knockdown the cost of the tickets for the early show.
    • The manager knockdown the fee to help the customer.
    • The seller agreed to knockdown the price by twenty percent.
  3. To take apart a structure or piece of furniture into pieces for transport or storage.
    • They had to knockdown the stage after the concert.
    • The crew knockdown the tent and packed it into bags.
    • He knockdown the bed frame before moving to the new house.
Antonyms
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