Definition of "knock down" in 英语

Verb

To hit or collide with
- As I took the can off the shelf, I knocked down the one beside it.
- We knocked down the garden shed when we moved.
- They knocked it down by another £5, so we bought it.
- The furniture is shipped knocked down, so assembly is required.
To hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.
- As I took the can off the shelf, I knocked down the one beside it.
To demolish.
- We knocked down the garden shed when we moved.
To reduce the price of.
- They knocked it down by another £5, so we bought it.
To disassemble for shipment.
- The furniture is shipped knocked down, so assembly is required.
To acquire money, especially illicitly To accumulate money, usually through crime. To embezzle.
To accumulate money, usually through crime.
To embezzle.
To drink or party To drink fast.
- I love to go down the pub and knock down pints of lager.
To drink fast.
- I love to go down the pub and knock down pints of lager.
To spend extravagantly for a celebration.
To choose, declare or approve. To approve a drinking toast by banging glasses on the table. To nominate (someone) to speak. To introduce (someone) to another, especially to a woman. To reject or override a decision.
- The judge knocked the award down to a half-million.
- The picture was knocked down for £50.
To approve a drinking toast by banging glasses on the table.
To nominate (someone) to speak.
To introduce (someone) to another, especially to a woman.
To reject or override a decision.
- The judge knocked the award down to a half-million.
To sentence (someone) to prison or other sentence.
At an auction, to declare (something) sold with a blow from the gavel.
- The picture was knocked down for £50.
To sell.
To send a stop signal to ensure a train is signalled to stop at the correct point.
To reduce the burning of (a fire), as by cooling it with water or dirt.