knocks down
Bowls right over
To knock down is to cause something or someone to fall by striking: The wind knocked down the fence.
At auctions, to knock down means to sell to a bidder: The painting was knocked down for two million.
To knock down a price is to reduce it.
In casual speech, knocking down a salary means earning it: She knocks down six figures.
Bladed vehicle pushing earth
- wrecking ballCrane-swung demolition weight
- implosionViolent collapse inward
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- debrisScattered broken fragments
razing · excavator · dynamite · dismantle · flatten · raze · wreckage · destruction
Exchange for payment
- bargainFavorable purchase price
- markdownReduction in retail price
- dealAgreement or distribution
- savingsAccumulated money kept
price cut · reduction · rollback · clearance · rebate · promotion · special · deduction
Pit for extracting rock
- gameOrganized play or sport
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
- trapDevice for catching animals
shotgun · aim · prey · tracking · ambush · blind · rifle · target
bulldozer
Bladed vehicle pushing earth
- wrecking ballCrane-swung demolition weight
- implosionViolent collapse inward
- rubbleBroken building fragments
debris · razing · excavator · dynamite · dismantle · flatten · raze · wreckage · destruction · clearance
sale
Exchange for payment
savings · price cut · reduction · rollback · clearance · rebate · promotion · special · deduction · wholesale
quarry
Pit for extracting rock
trap · shotgun · aim · prey · tracking · ambush · blind · rifle · target · bag
decrease
Become or make smaller
cut · curtail · shrink · trim · slash · mitigate · weaken · undermine · erode · chip away
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
turkey · gutter · frame · ball · lane · split · roll · league · tenpin · hook