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KNOCK DOWN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shatter as if by explosion
Synonyms:
blast; knock down
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "knock down" is one way to...):
dash; smash (break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cause to come or go down
Example:
The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet
Synonyms:
cut down; down; knock down; pull down; push down
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "knock down" is one way to...):
strike (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "knock down"):
submarine (bring down with a blow to the legs)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The fighter managed to knock down his opponent
Sense 3
Meaning:
Knock down with force
Example:
He decked his opponent
Synonyms:
coldcock; deck; dump; floor; knock down
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "knock down" is one way to...):
beat (hit repeatedly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
knockdown (a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet)
