Knockdown — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet

(furniture) easily assembled and dismantled

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɑːkdaʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɒkdaʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɒkdaʊn/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈɑːkdaʊn/.

Examples

I bought a knockdown chest at the do-it-yourself store

Parts of Speech

noun	a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet
adjective	(furniture) easily assembled and dismantled “I bought a knockdown chest at the do-it-yourself store”

Word Forms

knock down

verb

knock down with force

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

abattre

un coup qui fait tomber l'adversaire

🇪🇸Spanish

derribar

un golpe que derriba al oponente

🇮🇹Italian

stendere

un colpo che fa cadere l'avversario a terra

🇳🇱Dutch

neerhalen

een slag die de tegenstander van zijn voeten slaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

Derrubar

um golpe que derruba o oponente

🇷🇺Russian

сбить

удар, сбивающий противника с ног

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मार गिराना

ऐसा झटका जो प्रतिद्वंद्वी को उसके पैरों से गिरा देता है

🇧🇩Bengali

নকডাউন

একটি ঘা যা প্রতিপক্ষকে তার পা থেকে ছিটকে দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

நாக் டவுன்

எதிராளியை அவரது காலில் இருந்து வீழ்த்தும் ஒரு அடி

🇮🇳Telugu

నాక్డౌన్

ప్రత్యర్థిని అతని పాదాల నుండి పడగొట్టే దెబ్బ

🇮🇳Marathi

नॉकडाउन

प्रतिस्पर्ध्याला त्याच्या पायावरून ठोठावणारा धक्का

🇮🇳Gujarati

નોકડાઉન

એક ફટકો જે વિરોધીને તેના પગ પરથી પછાડી દે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಕ್ಡೌನ್

ಎದುರಾಳಿಯನ್ನು ಅವನ ಕಾಲಿನಿಂದ ಬೀಳಿಸುವ ಹೊಡೆತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇടിച്ചുനിരത്തുക

എതിരാളിയെ അവൻ്റെ കാലിൽ നിന്ന് വീഴ്ത്തുന്ന ഒരു അടി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਢੇਰ ਕਰ ਦਿਓ

ਇੱਕ ਝਟਕਾ ਜੋ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਨੂੰ ਉਸਦੇ ਪੈਰਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਖੜਕਾ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

دستک

ایک ایسا دھچکا جو مخالف کو اس کے پاؤں سے گرا دیتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

击倒

将对手击倒的一击

🇯🇵Japanese

ノックダウン

相手を足から弾き飛ばす一撃

🇰🇷Korean

다운

상대를 발에서 떨어뜨리는 타격

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hạ gục

một đòn đánh ngã đối thủ

🇹🇭Thai

ล้มลง

การโจมตีที่ทำให้คู่ต่อสู้ล้มลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bir keras

pukulan yang menjatuhkan lawannya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صرع

ضربة تطرد الخصم من قدميه

🇮🇷Persian

ناک داون

ضربه ای که حریف را از پا در می آورد

🇹🇷Turkish

yıkmak

rakibin ayaklarını yerden kesen bir darbe

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוק-דאון

מכה שמפילה את היריב מרגליו

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