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Definitions: KNOCKDOWN |
KNOCKDOWNAdjective1. Of force sufficient to fell or completely overthrow; as, a knockdown blow; a knockdown argument. Noun1. A felling by a knock, as of a combatant, or of an animal. |
Date "KNOCKDOWN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1866. (references) |
Crosswords: KNOCKDOWN |
| Non-English Usage: "KNOCKDOWN" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. German (knockdown). |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Author | Quotation |
John Dryden | A knockdown argument: 'tis but a word and a blow. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| "KNOCKDOWN" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "KNOCKDOWN" is used about 24 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 24 | 71,196 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "KNOCKDOWN": give smb. a knockdown to smb. ♦ knockdown blow ♦ knockdown price. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "KNOCKDOWN": knockdown-dragout. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
knockdown | 22 |
knockdown texture | 14 |
ceiling knockdown | 7 |
drywall knockdown texture | 5 |
knockdown furniture | 5 |
drywall knockdown | 3 |
ceiling knockdown texture | 3 |
knockdown texture wall | 2 |
knockdown wall | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "KNOCKDOWN"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | zbërthyes, verë e fortë, nokaut (down and out, knockout), dërrmues (crushing, knockout, overwhelming, scathing, sledgehammer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | ضربة قاضية (deathblow, knockout, quietus), ضربة عنيفة (bang, bash, knock, slam, smack, smash, swat, swipe, thwack, wallop, whack). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | съкрушителен удар (finisher, rattler), съкрушителен (heartrending, overpowering, overwhelming, sledgehammer, smashing), разглобяем (collapsible, demountable, detachable, take down), нещо разглобяемо, минимален (minimal, minimum, skeleton), зашеметяващ удар (staggerer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 击' (Downed, Downing, knock-down, knockout). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | sražení (precipitation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | مجزاکردن (Disassemble, Discrete, Drawoff, Insulate, Isle, Isolate, Seclude), مجزا (Apart, Discrete, Ditinct, Separable), گیج کردن (Astonish, Befuddle, Bemuse, Bewilder, Confound, Confuse, Daze, Distract, Fox, Fuzz, Muddle, Perplex, Petrify, Stump, Stun, Stupefy), باضربت بزمین کوبیدن . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | knock-down, knockdown, au tapis, au sol. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | knockdown. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szétszedhető, leütő, kiütő. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | "' (defeat, overthrow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ノックダウン , くみたてしき (prefabricated), とう (appropriate, defeat, overthrow, proper, right, valid). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | tarnoal (blow, clout, clump, knockdown blow, knockout, stroke). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ockdownknay combate livre, chocante (abrupt, amazing, filtrate, harsh, jarring, obnoxious, odium, offensive, outrageous, revolting, shocking, sickening, startling), boêmio (bohemian, chappy, czech, czechic, gipsy, gypsy, unconventional, vagabond). (various references) сбивать с ног (knock down). (various references) obaranje (impeachment, shooting down). (various references) tumbar (drop, overthrow, topple, tumble). (various references) knockout- (knockout), presentation (introduction, presentation), isärtagbar (demountable, separable), introduktion (introduction, lead in), överväldigande (overpowering, overwhelming). (various references) yere serici, ucuz mal, portatif eşya (portable), portatif (collapsible, foldaway, folding, portable, transportable), en ucuz (cheapest, rock bottom), boz yap. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "KNOCKDOWN": knockdowns. (additional references) | |
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"KNOCKDOWN" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Knockdon, Knockdow, Koshkodan. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "KNOCKDOWN" (pronounced nÄ"kdou'n) |
| 5 | -Ä" k d ou' n | lockdown. |
| 4 | -k d ou' n | breakdown, crackdown, markdown, shakedown. |
| 3 | -d ou' n | clampdown, closedown, comedown, countdown, drawdown, godown, hoedown, letdown, lowdown, meltdown, putdown, rundown, showdown, shutdown, slowdown, sundown, touchdown, turndown. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-k-k-n-n-o-o-w" | |
-4 letters: codon, condo, knock, known. | |
-5 letters: conk, conn, cook, coon, dock, down, know, konk, kook, nock, nook, noon, wonk, wood. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-d-k-k-n-n-o-o-w" | |
+1 letter: knockdowns. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4B 4E 4F 43 4B 44 4F 57 4E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.- -. --- -.-. -.- -.. --- .--. -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001011 01001110 01001111 01000011 01001011 01000100 01001111 01010111 01001110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)K N O C K D O W N |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004B 004E 004F 0043 004B 0044 004F 0057 004E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)454849374538495748 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, الألبانية, الألباني, албанец, албански език, албански, 阿"巴尼亚语, 阿爾巴尼亞人 , albánský, Albanais, albaner, albán, Albaneagh, albanês, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut |
Arabic | معجم, قاموس, الوضوحية في الشيء, حد, تحديد, تعريف, التحديد, الإيضاحية, ترجمة من لغة أجنبية للغة الأم, ترجمة, إفتتان | arabishte, العربية, عربي, اللغة العربية, арабски език, арабски, 阿拉伯 , arabský, arabština, arabe, arabisch, arab, Arabish, арабский, arapski, árabe, arabisk, arapça, arap, araplara özgü |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, البلغارية, بلغاري, български, български език, българин, 保 利亚, bulharský, bulgare, bolgár, Bulgeyragh, Bulgeyrish, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | kinez, الصينية, لغة الصين, صيني, الصيني أحد أبناء الصين, китайски, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , èínský, èínština, èíòan, Chinois, Chinesisch, kínai, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , Sheenish, Sheenagh, chinês, китайский, китаец, kineski jezik, kineski, chino, kinesisk, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin |
Czech | slovník, definice, překlad | çek, تشيكي, اللغة التشيكوسلوفاكية, التشيكي أحد أبناء تشيكوسلوفاكيا, чешки, 捷克語 , 捷克语, 捷克 , èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, tchèque, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, cseh, Sheckagh, Sheckish, чешский, češki jezik, čeh, češki, checo, tjeck, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, اللغة الفرنسية, فرنسي, الشعب الفرنسي, френски език, френски, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, francouzský, francouzština, français, französisch, francia, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francês, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, المانية, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , nìmec, nìmecký, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, német, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, немецкий, germanski, alemán, tysk, alman |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | مجري, المجري, الهنغاري, هنغاري, اللغة الهنغارية, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , maïarský, maïarština, maïar, hongrois, Ungar, magyar, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare, macarca, macar |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | japonez, يابانية, ياباني, اليابانية, اللغة اليابانية, японски език, японци, японски, 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japonský, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, japán, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", Shapaanagh, Shapaanish, japonês, японский, японец, japanski, japanski jezik, japanac, japonés, japansk, Japonca |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | japonez, يابانية, ياباني, اليابانية, اللغة اليابانية, японски език, японци, японски, 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japonský, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, japán, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", Shapaanagh, Shapaanish, japonês, японский, японец, japanski, japanski jezik, japanac, japonés, japansk, Japonca |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manština, manský, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man adası, man dili |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, португалски, португалски език, португалец, 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugalský, portugais, portugiesisch, portugál, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | روسي, اللغة الروسية, الروسية, руски език, руски, руснак, 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, ruština, ruský, Russe, russisch, orosz, ロシア語 , ロシア", Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, Rusça |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | 塞"维亚-克罗地亚语, 塞爾維亞克羅地亞語 , serbokroatisch, servo-croata, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, španìlský, španìlština, espagnol, spanisch, spanyol, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, definition, översättning | suedez, اللغة السويدية, шведски, шведски език, швед, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, suédois, schwedisch, svéd, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", Soolynish, Soolynagh, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, تركي أحد أبناء تركيا, اللغة التركية, турски език, турски, 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turecký, tureètina, turque, türkisch, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, الإنجليزية, الأنكليزي, إنكليزي, ترجمة إنكليزية, اللغة الإنكليزية, английски език, английски, англичаните, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , anglicky, anglais, englisch, angol, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce |
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