take-down

Opponent flooring move

A take-down is an act of bringing someone or something down.

In wrestling and martial arts, it's a move that forces an opponent to the ground.

Online, a take-down removes content—often through a legal demand: The copyright holder issued a take-down notice.

A take-down can also be a pointed critique that demolishes an argument or reputation: Her article was a devastating take-down of the senator's record.

criticism

rebuke

Express sharp disapproval

skewer · roast · diss · burn · viral · savage · devastating · scathing · response · rebuttal

online

DMCA

Digital copyright protection law

report · violation · content · video · post · platform · YouTube · infringing · notice · request

removal

dismantle

Separate into parts

deconstruct · strike · clear · pack-up · breakdown · tent · scaffolding · stage · set · display

wrestling

pin

Pointed metal fastener

opponent · sprawl · shoot · clinch · sweep · reversal · mount · guard · tackle · judo

journalism

expose

Make known publicly

whistleblower · downfall · ruin · disgrace · evidence · revelation · bombshell · incriminating · resignation · indictment

assassination

neutralize

Cancel an effect

hit · sniper · ambush · extraction · mission · covert · assassin · capture · apprehend · raid

Opposites
vertical direction/positioning

take-downput-up

Fraudulently prearranged

raise · lift · hoist · elevate · erect

construction/assembly state

take-downset-up

Arrangement of components

assembly · put together · build-up · construction · erection

combat/wrestling control

take-downescape

Flight from captivity

stand-up · reversal · sprawl · get-up · defense

Family

take, down, takes, taken, taking, taker, takers, retake, retakes

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG