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I've got a right to knock down anybody holding a bat.
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Meaning of "knock down" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KNOCK DOWN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KNOCK DOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Knock down is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb knock down in English.

WHAT DOES KNOCK DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of knock down in the English dictionary

The first definition of knock down in the dictionary is to strike to the ground with a blow, as in boxing. Other definition of knock down is to declare sold, as by striking a blow with a gavel. Knock down is also to demolish.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO KNOCK DOWN

PRESENT

Present
I knock down
you knock down
he/she/it knocks down
we knock down
you knock down
they knock down
Present continuous
I am knocking down
you are knocking down
he/she/it is knocking down
we are knocking down
you are knocking down
they are knocking down
Present perfect
I have knocked down
you have knocked down
he/she/it has knocked down
we have knocked down
you have knocked down
they have knocked down
Present perfect continuous
I have been knocking down
you have been knocking down
he/she/it has been knocking down
we have been knocking down
you have been knocking down
they have been knocking down
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I knocked down
you knocked down
he/she/it knocked down
we knocked down
you knocked down
they knocked down
Past continuous
I was knocking down
you were knocking down
he/she/it was knocking down
we were knocking down
you were knocking down
they were knocking down
Past perfect
I had knocked down
you had knocked down
he/she/it had knocked down
we had knocked down
you had knocked down
they had knocked down
Past perfect continuous
I had been knocking down
you had been knocking down
he/she/it had been knocking down
we had been knocking down
you had been knocking down
they had been knocking down
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will knock down
you will knock down
he/she/it will knock down
we will knock down
you will knock down
they will knock down
Future continuous
I will be knocking down
you will be knocking down
he/she/it will be knocking down
we will be knocking down
you will be knocking down
they will be knocking down
Future perfect
I will have knocked down
you will have knocked down
he/she/it will have knocked down
we will have knocked down
you will have knocked down
they will have knocked down
Future perfect continuous
I will have been knocking down
you will have been knocking down
he/she/it will have been knocking down
we will have been knocking down
you will have been knocking down
they will have been knocking down
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would knock down
you would knock down
he/she/it would knock down
we would knock down
you would knock down
they would knock down
Conditional continuous
I would be knocking down
you would be knocking down
he/she/it would be knocking down
we would be knocking down
you would be knocking down
they would be knocking down
Conditional perfect
I would have knock down
you would have knock down
he/she/it would have knock down
we would have knock down
you would have knock down
they would have knock down
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been knocking down
you would have been knocking down
he/she/it would have been knocking down
we would have been knocking down
you would have been knocking down
they would have been knocking down
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you knock down
we let´s knock down
you knock down
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to knock down
Past participle
knocked down
Present Participle
knocking down
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KNOCK DOWN

knock
knock a person into the middle of next week
knock about
knock back
knock into a cocked hat
knock off
knock on the head
knock one´s head against
knock someone bandy
knock someone for six
knock spots off
knock the bottom out of
knock the stuffing out of someone
knock up
knock-back
knock-for-knock
knock-for-knock agreement
knock-knee
knock-kneed
knock-knees

WORDS THAT END LIKE KNOCK DOWN

back down
break down
bring the house down
cut down
down
get down
go down
hands down
hold down
lay down
put down
ride down
sit down
step down
take down
turn down
up and down
upside down
when the chips are down
wind down
write down

Synonyms and antonyms of knock down in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «knock down» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KNOCK DOWN

Find out the translation of knock down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of knock down from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «knock down» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

击倒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

derribar
570 millions of speakers

English

knock down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मार गिराना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يُهَدِّمُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сносить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

derrubar com uma pancada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দম বন্ধ করুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

renverser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketatkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

niederschlagen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

打ち倒す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

때려 부수다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngalahake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phá hủy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தட்டுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ठोठावणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yere sermek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abbattere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wywrócić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зносити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a dărâma
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ρίχνω κάτω με ένα χτύπημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slå ner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slå ned
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of knock down

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KNOCK DOWN»

The term «knock down» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.364 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KNOCK DOWN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «knock down» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «knock down» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about knock down

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8 QUOTES WITH «KNOCK DOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word knock down.
1
Paul Allen
In the computer industry, you've got an interdisciplinary team of people who can come together, attack the problem, and work in a collaborative style. You knock down one problem after another, cobble things together, and then hopefully turn the crank at some point.
2
Chris Hardwick
Bowling is all physics and energy distribution. It's F = ma. So it is actually one of the most science-y sports, because it literally is just a ball and a surface and objects to knock down.
3
David Heyman
Because actually it's really hard to get things made. It takes years. To fight the fights you inevitably have to fight, even when you've produced Harry Potter, you'd better have the commitment and the passion to knock down walls, not take no for an answer.
4
Zoe Kravitz
When I turned 11, my dad decorated a room at the Standard hotel in Los Angeles in a '60s, Austin Powers style. There was human bowling: You run inside a giant inflatable ball and try to knock down pins. To this day, adults say it was one of the craziest parties they've ever been to.
5
Rosie Perez
The racism, the sexism, I never let it be my problem. It's their problem. If I see a door comin' my way, I'm knockin' it down. And if I can't knock down the door, I'm sliding through the window. I'll never let it stop me from what I wanna do.
6
Santigold
I'm hoping to knock down the walls and broaden the lane a little bit more for music that's pop music at the heart of it.
7
Kristy Swanson
I won't date a guy who doesn't own a toolbox. I'm not saying you need to be able to knock down a wall or build a house or anything like that. But I've been out with a couple of guys who didn't own toolboxes, and they couldn't even change a light bulb.
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Early Wynn
I've got a right to knock down anybody holding a bat.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KNOCK DOWN»

Discover the use of knock down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to knock down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
MedHead: My Knock-down, Drag-out, Drugged-up Battle with My ...
Simply put: Cory Friedman's life was a living hell. AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE is the true story of Cory and his family's decades-long battle for survival in the face of extraordinary difficulties and a maddening medical establishment.
James Patterson, Hal Friedman, 2010
2
Knock Down
Knock Down is a classic novel from Dick Francis, one of the greatest thriller writers of all time.
Dick Francis, 2000
3
Knock Down Ginger
The game of Knock and Run has just become serious!
Mark Norfolk, Warehouse Theatre Company, 2004
4
The Resistant Learner: Helping Your Child Knock Down the ...
An educational therapist and author of Finding Help When Your Child Is Struggling in School addresses the special needs, behaviors, and attitudes that undermine academic performance, career goals, and self-esteem, and offers effective hands ...
Lawrence J. Greene, 2005
5
Holy Roller: Growing up in the Church of Knock down, Drag ...
Or, How I Quit Loving a Blue-Eyed Jesus: a Childhood Memoir Diane Wilson. So Daddy missed the tent revival, but not Momma and me. We were doing double duty, or at least I was, because when Brother Beller asked for an altar call and all  ...
Diane Wilson, 2008
6
Victorious Living Becoming a Comeback Kid in a Knock-Down World
Have you ever thought your value to God was measured by your circumstances? Have you ever been so discouraged you wanted to quit? If the last thing you remember was being body-slammed to the canvas by life, read this book.
Tim Snider, Tim Snider with Gaye Lisby, 2010
7
Complete Knock Down
Complete Knock Down (CKD), is a complete kit needed to assemble a motor vehicle.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010
8
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
In a knock down box formed of metallic plates, a wall plate having one of its edges formed with a curled roll with a series of slots, another wall plate having one of its edges formed with a series of curled tongues which are adapted to engage ...
‎1918
9
Motor Boat
The work of this company in the steady development of the knock-down boat has often been mentioned in MOTOR BOAT, and is fairly well known. The knock- down boat has been a real contribution to boating; the knock-down department of  ...
‎1922
10
Official gazette of the United States Patent Office
A convertible car having a knock-down hopper, and movable car ends which are changeable from positions for forming the ends proper of a box body, Into inclined positions for forming braces backing the end sections of the said hopper. • 2.
United States. Patent Office, 1907

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KNOCK DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term knock down is used in the context of the following news items.
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Killingworth Firefighters Knock Down Fire at Tower Hill Home
At 1:35 this morning the KVFC was dispatched to a homeowners report of a smoke condition from basement area of their Tower Hill Rd ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
2
In Nepal, one problem is the earthquake didn't knock down enough …
The air in the village of Archalbot is thick under the glare of the 2 p.m. sun. Twelve-year-old Kushal Adhikari is showing me around his house. «PRI, Jul 15»
3
Warriors Knock Down Knicks to Advance to Summer League …
The Warriors beat the New York Knicks 76-54 at NBA Summer League on Thursday in Las Vegas. Summer League: Warriors vs. Knicks - 7/16/ ... «Warriors.com, Jul 15»
4
Firefighters knock down blaze at Anaheim business
ANAHEIM – About 50 firefighters were battling a blaze at a business in the 5100 block of East La Palma Avenue in Anaheim on Thursday night. «OCRegister, Jul 15»
5
Crews knock down shed fire in Lemon Grove - CBS News 8 - San …
LEMON GROVE (CNS) - A fire of unknown origin gutted a pair of sheds behind an East County home Thursday. The non-injury blaze in the ... «CBS 8 San Diego, Jul 15»
6
US Marines Test Boeing Laser To Knock Down Drones, Enemy …
The Laser Weapon System (LaWS) temporarily installed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey in San Diego, Calif. U.S. Navy photo ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
7
Fire on USS Midway : Firefighters knock down blaze on board USS …
Arriving firefighters found smoke and heat emanating from an area two levels below the flight deck on the ship docked along North Harbor ... «Canada News, Jul 15»
8
Crystal Palace line-up Ola John move but hope to knock down
Crystal Palace are interested in Benfica forward Ola John, but are reluctant to match his £8million valuation. The Eagles transfer operation has ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
Firefighters knock down blaze on board USS Midway Museum
Firefighters have extinguished a fire that broke out around 5:30 a.m. on board the USS Midway Museum. City Fire-Rescue spokesman Lee ... «San Diego Source, Jul 15»
10
Firefighters knock down blaze east of Sisters
7/14/2015 1:45:00 PM Firefighters knock down blaze east of Sisters. Firefighters made quick work of a fire Tuesday afternoon, July 7, that broke out 10 miles ... «Sisters Nugget, Jul 15»

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