knockdown

Sent to canvas

Knockdown describes something designed to be easily assembled or disassembled: knockdown furniture, knockdown shelving.

In boxing and fighting, a knockdown is a blow that sends an opponent to the floor without ending the match.

As an adjective, a knockdown price is drastically reduced: They're selling everything at knockdown prices.

To knock down is to strike someone to the ground, demolish a structure, or reduce a price through negotiation.

fight

punch

Strike with fist

  • blowMove air forcefully
  • KOVictory by incapacitation
  • TKOReferee-stopped victory

flooring · uppercut · haymaker · boxing · MMA · bout · ring · canvas · count · referee

price

bargain

Favorable purchase price

sale · deal · reduced · slashed · rock-bottom · budget · cheap · affordable · low-cost · cut-rate

furniture

flatpack

Disassembled goods for self-assembly

  • assemblyConstructing from components
  • IKEASwedish home-goods chain
  • kitGrouped supplies, one purpose

prefab · modular · portable · collapsible · disassembled · unassembled · DIY · packaged · shipping · compact

demolition

bulldozer

Bladed vehicle pushing earth

dynamite · dismantle · rubble · debris · excavator · leveling · clearing · condemned · razed · flattened

argument

decisive

Quick to conclude

crushing · devastating · winning · clincher · slam-dunk · airtight · undeniable · unanswerable · definitive · overwhelming

Categories
Opposites
price level

knockdownexpensive

Costing much money

pricey · high · pricy · premium · costly

physical force/impact

knockdownraise

Lift or increase

upright · pick-up · gentle touch · pick up · miss

furniture/structure assembly

knockdownassembled

Brought together as group

preassembled · built-up · ready-made · erected · put together

Family

knockdowns

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG