takedown
/ˈteɪkˌdaʊn/
verb
- To bring someone to the ground by force, especially in wrestling or self-defense.
- The police officer had to takedown the suspect.
- He managed to takedown his opponent in the first round.
- She learned how to takedown an attacker in her self-defense class.
- To remove or dismantle something.
- We need to takedown the decorations after the party.
- The crew will takedown the scaffolding tomorrow.
- Please takedown the old curtains and wash them.
- To criticize or defeat someone or something severely, especially in writing or speech.
- The blogger took down the celebrity's false claims.
- She took down his argument with solid evidence.
- The comedian took down the heckler with a sharp joke.
Synonyms
noun
- An act of bringing someone to the ground, especially in wrestling or martial arts.
- A good takedown can end a fight instantly.
- He won the match with a quick takedown.
- The wrestler practiced his takedown technique every day.
- The act of removing or dismantling something, such as a structure or display.
- After the festival, the takedown of the tents began.
- The takedown of the stage took two hours.
- The takedown of the old sign was quick and easy.
- A critical analysis or dismantling of an argument, idea, or person's reputation.
- His speech was a complete takedown of the company's policies.
- The journalist wrote a brutal takedown of the politician.
- The review was a takedown of the movie's plot.