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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)

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