āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
knock down
/nËÉk dËaĘn/
to knock down
[phrase form: knock]
01
āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻĢā§āϞāĻž, āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻāϰāĻž
to cause something or someone to fall to the ground
Transitive: to knock down sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The strong winds knocked down several trees on the road.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āϰāĻžāϏā§āϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āϞāĻž
to destroy a structure such as building or wall
Transitive: to knock down a building
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The demolition team had knocked the abandoned factory down, clearing the land for a new park.
āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĻāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϤā§āϝāĻā§āϤ āĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāύāĻžāĻāĻŋ āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āύāϤā§āύ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
03
āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āϞāĻž
to forcefully break or destroy something
Transitive: to knock down a structure
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The demolition crew used explosives to knock down the old building and make way for a new construction project.
āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĻāϞāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āϞāϤ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āύāϤā§āύ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āĻĢā§āϰāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04
āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĢā§āϞāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to collide with and seriously injure or kill someone with a moving vehicle
Transitive: to knock down sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The distracted driver knocked down the jogger, resulting in a broken leg.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āĻāĻžāϞāĻ āĻāĻāĻžāϰāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻāϰā§, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧠āĻĒāĻž āĻā§āĻā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
05
āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§, āĻĻāϰ āĻāώāĻžāĻāώāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŽāĻžāύā§
to successfully convince someone to lower the price of something
Transitive: to knock down a seller to a price
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I'm trying to knock the seller down to a more reasonable price.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāϰāĻ āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻā§āĻāϤ āĻŽā§āϞā§āϝ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžāϤ⧠āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāĨ¤
06
āύāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻšāĻžāϤā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāϝāĻŧ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to finalize the sale of an item at an auction with a gavel strike
Transitive: to knock down an item on sale
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The antique car was knocked down to an enthusiastic bidder for a surprising amount.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāϤā§āϏāĻžāĻšā§ āĻĻāϰāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻļā§āĻāϰā§āϝāĻāύāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āύāĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07
āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻĒāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻā§āϞāĻž
to consume beverages at a fast pace
Transitive: to knock down beverages
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The sports fans knocked the margaritas down as they cheered for their team.
āĻā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§āϤāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĻāϞā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāϝāĻŧāϧā§āĻŦāύāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŽāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻāĻž āύāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
08
āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āϞāĻž, āĻ āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to carefully dismantle an object into smaller, transportable components
Transitive: to knock down sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The movers are knocking down the bed to fit it into the moving truck.
āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϰāϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāύāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āϞāĻā§ āϝāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
09
āĻāĻŽāĻžāύ, āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻž
to successfully bring down the price of something from an initial amount to a lower
Transitive: to knock down a price
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The savvy shoppers had knocked down the prices of all their purchases, saving a significant amount of money.
āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāĻ āĻā§āϰā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŦ āĻā§āύāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ
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