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English verb: knock down | |||
| 1. | knock down (contact) cause to come or go down | ||
| Samples | The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect. The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet. | ||
| Examples | The fighter managed to knock down his opponent | ||
| Synonyms | cut down, down, pull down, push down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | strike | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | submarine | ||
| 2. | knock down (contact) knock down with force | ||
| Samples | He decked his opponent. | ||
| Synonyms | coldcock, deck, dump, floor | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat | ||
| 3. | knock down (change) shatter as if by explosion | ||
| Synonyms | blast | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dash, smash | ||
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