knock down English

Meaning knock down meaning

What does knock down mean?

knock down

— verb (= down) cause to come or go down The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet

— verb (= deck) knock down with force He decked his opponent

— verb (= blast) shatter as if by explosion

Synonyms knock down synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as knock down?

knock down English » English

pull down

knock over

overturn

fell

knock off

demolish

throw down

tear down

beat up

hit

floor

down

defeat

deck

cause to fall

bring down

beat down

shoot down

run over

run down

dismantle

cut down

beat

wallop

turn over

strike down

smash

smack

knock back

drop

bring in

bowl over

blast

whip

take down

slug

ruin

push over

push down

pull in

overwhelm

lay low

lay

knock up

knock out

dump

dismay

destroy

come in

coldcock

Topics knock down topics

What do people use knock down to talk about?

Universe, creation Sky Weather

Wind

• What does the wind do?
  blow knock down (things) rip tear off bend puff out billow out (sail) push (boat) raise (waves) fan flames push snow into drifts ventilate a house

Universe, creation World Land

Earthquake

• What do earthquakes do?
  rock (house, ground) shake (house, ground) crack (ground) knock down (things) cause (buildings) to collapse ground splits earth shifts

Physical actions Move Move in a direction Move down

Fall

• What words refer to causing someone to fall?
  knock down push over trip knock someone to the ground bring down

Physical actions Move something Carry

Knock over

• What words refer to knocking something over so that it falls?
  knock down topple

States Quantity More

Decrease

• What words refer to causing something to decrease?
  reduce lower decrease cut slash roll back knock down halve minimize abbreviate abridge curtail dilate drain