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The systematic dismantling of reproductive rights, much like the takedown of collective bargaining, has been taking place in full view.
Garry Trudeau

Meaning of "takedown" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TAKEDOWN

takedown  [ˈteɪkdaʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAKEDOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Takedown is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES TAKEDOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of takedown in the English dictionary

The definition of takedown in the dictionary is an instance of a wrestling opponent being brought down to the floor.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TAKEDOWN


breakdown
ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn
countdown
ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn
crackdown
ˈkrækdaʊn
down
daʊn
knockdown
ˈnɒkdaʊn
meltdown
ˈmɛltˌdaʊn
pull-down
ˈpʊlˌdaʊn
put-down
ˈpʊtdaʊn
run-down
ˌrʌnˈdaʊn
rundown
ˈrʌndaʊn
shakedown
ˈʃeɪkdaʊn
showdown
ˈʃəʊˌdaʊn
shutdown
ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn
sit-down
ˈsɪtdaʊn
slowdown
ˈsləʊˌdaʊn
smackdown
ˈsmækˌdaʊn
step-down
ˈstɛpˌdaʊn
sundown
ˈsʌnˌdaʊn
touchdown
ˈtʌtʃˌdaʊn
upside-down
ˌʌpsaɪdˈdaʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAKEDOWN

take up
take up on
take up the cudgels
take up the gauntlet
take up with
take vows
take wing
take-home pay
take-up
takeable
takeaway
takeaway food
takeaway meal
taken
taken aback
takeoff
takeout
takeover
takeover bid
taker

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAKEDOWN

back down
bouncedown
break down
comedown
facedown
get down
go down
hoedown
hold down
low-down
pastedown
phasedown
ride down
sit down
thistledown
tumbledown
up and down
up-and-down
upside down
wind down

Synonyms and antonyms of takedown in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «takedown» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAKEDOWN

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

Translator English - Chinese

移除
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

takedown
570 millions of speakers

English

takedown
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टेकडाउन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انهاء الخدمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

демонтаж
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

takedown
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সরিয়ে দেওয়ার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

takedown
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

menjatuhkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Takedown
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テイクダウン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

게시 중단
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Takedown
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gỡ bỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தரமிறக்குதலைத்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काढून टाकणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alaşağı etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

takedown
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Takedown
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

демонтаж
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

eliminare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

takedown
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verwydering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nedtagning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Takedown
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of takedown

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKEDOWN»

The term «takedown» is very widely used and occupies the 5.064 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKEDOWN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «takedown» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «takedown» 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 takedown

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2 QUOTES WITH «TAKEDOWN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word takedown.
1
Kurt Angle
The Olympics is not really about the sport, it's about the story behind the person. You keep the sport relatively simple to understand - let the fans understand that a takedown is 1 point, a turn is 2, a pin and the match is over. Keep it simple, and keep the story on the individual.
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Garry Trudeau
The systematic dismantling of reproductive rights, much like the takedown of collective bargaining, has been taking place in full view.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKEDOWN»

Discover the use of takedown in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to takedown and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Takedown: Inside the Hunt for Al Qaeda
Former CIA Deputy Director of Counterterrorism and FBI Senior Intelligence Adviser Philip Mudd recounts his involvement in the fight against Al Qaeda, revealing how intelligence analysts understand and evaluate potential terror threats and ...
Philip Mudd, 2013
2
Takedown
An international computer security expert offers an account of his pursuit of Kevin Mitnick
Tsutomu Shimomura, John Markoff, 1996
3
Takedown
Takedown is a Marshall Cavendish publication.
Joyce Sweeney, 2004
4
Takedown Twenty: A Stephanie Plum Novel
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Janet Evanovich's Top Secret Twenty-One.
Janet Evanovich, 2013
5
Takedown
A teen infiltrates a drug ring to settle a vendetta in this fast-paced novel from the author of Street Pharm and Snitch.
Allison van Diepen, 2013
6
Takedown
Jeff's strength lands him a position on the school's wrestling team, but his out-of-control anger holds him back against winning.
Jake Maddox, 2008
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Takedown
Brad Thor. TAKEDOWN Also by Brad Thor The Lions of Lucerne Path of.
Brad Thor, 2008
8
Takedown: The 3rd Infantry Division's Twenty-one Day Assault ...
"Over time the impression has grown that the 2003 invasion of Iraq met with little resistance and that, with few exceptions, the Iraqi army simply melted away. As this book clearly shows, nothing could be further from the truth.
Jim Lacey, 2007
9
Takedown: The Fall of the Last Mafia Empire
A NYPD detective describes his work as an undercover cop, in which role he infltrated a lethal mob cartel to uncover evidence of a conspiracy among the various mob families to extort billions of dollars from the nation's most influential ...
Rick Cowan, Douglas Century, 2002
10
Takedown
SWAT Captain Michael Cutler's pulse was racing.
Julie Miller, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAKEDOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term takedown is used in the context of the following news items.
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Feds charge 29 in takedown of Latin Kings gang
A federal grand jury has indicted 29 people in South Florida on racketeering and other charges in what investigators called a takedown of the Latin Kings gang ... «Local 10, May 15»
2
Texas cop knocks drunken suspect unconscious with violent …
The violent takedown stunned bystanders outside a Round Rock strip mall, though the city's police chief, who had seen patrol car dash camera footage of the ... «New York Daily News, Apr 15»
3
Police take down man carrying paintball gun in Hamilton mall after it …
Police say he was arrested without injury after the takedown and a paintball gun was seized. They say the man did not point the paintball gun or threaten anyone ... «National Post, Mar 15»
4
Gary Moore wins Black Opal Stakes on his birthday with Takedown
It wasn't the Single Gaze victory for home town trainer Nick Olive that would've set Canberra's Thoroughbred Park alight, but for winner Takedown's jockey Jay ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Mar 15»
5
Google handled 345 million copyright takedowns in 2014
Most of the takedown requests are honored. Google has a longstanding tradition of supplying DMCA takedown notices to Chilling Effects, a website that archives ... «Ars Technica, Jan 15»
6
Impact of the Domestic Violence Takedown initiative
Family Safety Center Executive Director Olliette Murry-Drobot says walk-ins more than doubled after Monday's takedown. She says one of the most challenging ... «WMC Action News 5, Nov 14»
7
Microsoft Serves Takedown Notices to Videos Not Infringing on …
Microsoft's never-ending war on software piracy caused some collateral damage this week. The victims? A handful of prominent YouTube video bloggers. «Wired, Oct 14»
8
EA Sports UFC Adds "Guillotine Takedown Reversals" and Lots …
Guillotine Takedown Reversals -- Users can now attempt a Guillotine submission while being taken down. This move is only available to fighters who can ... «GameSpot, Oct 14»
9
SIU clears Hamilton police after wild stabbing takedown
The province's police watchdog has cleared the Hamilton police service of any wrongdoing after officers took down a man who went on a wild stabbing spree in ... «CBC.ca, Sep 14»
10
Watch: Violent takedown of alleged Walmart shoplifter; police …
WATCH ABOVE: One man has been charged and police are investigating after a violent takedown outside a west Edmonton Walmart. Vinesh Pratap reports. «Globalnews.ca, Sep 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Takedown [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/takedown>. May 2024 ».
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