knock down
[verb]
Synonyms: demolish, destroy, fell, level, raze

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knock somebody/something down phrasal verb (see also knock)

1. HIT/PUSH SOMEBODY knock somebody ↔ down to hit or push someone so that they fall to the ground:
Something hit him from behind and knocked him down. ⇒ knockdown²

2. HIT SOMEBODY WITH A VEHICLE knock somebody ↔ down to hit someone with a vehicle while you are driving, so that they are hurt or killed:
A child was in hospital last night after being knocked down by a car.

3. DESTROY knock something ↔ down to destroy a building or part of a building Synonym : demolish:
They want to knock the house down and rebuild it.

4. REDUCE PRICE knock something ↔ down informal to reduce the price of something by a large amount:
The new stove we bought was knocked down from $800 to $550. ⇒ knockdown¹

5. ASK SOMEBODY TO REDUCE PRICE knock somebody down to something informal to persuade someone to reduce the price of something they are selling you:
She’s asking for £150 but I’ll try to knock her down to £100.

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knock down
knock (something) down
1.
to show that an idea or opinion is completely wrong.
He knocked down my business plan, saying I couldn't raise the money to do it.

Every time I make a suggestion, you knock it down.

2.
to reduce the price of something or the amount you want for something.
He usually charges $50, but he knocked it down to $40.

He wanted $300 for the ring, but we got him to knock down the price.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of knock something down (= to cause a structure to fall)

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knock something down
knock (something) down
1.
to show that an idea or opinion is completely wrong.
He knocked down my business plan, saying I couldn't raise the money to do it.

Every time I make a suggestion, you knock it down.

2.
to reduce the price of something or the amount you want for something.
He usually charges $50, but he knocked it down to $40.

He wanted $300 for the ring, but we got him to knock down the price.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of knock something down (= to cause a structure to fall)

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knock something down
• knock (something) back/down
drink down a drink (usually alcohol)
The medicine tasted terrible but I was able to knock it down.

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knock down
v. phr. To reduce; lower.
The realtors said that if we decided to buy the house, they would knock the price down by 10%.

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knock someone down
make a person more humble
The fact that the golfer lost the tournament helped to knock him down to size.

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