knocking down

Verb

knock down (third-person singular simple present knocks down, present participle knocking down, simple past and past participle knocked down)

1. (transitive) To hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.
   • As I took the can off the shelf, I knocked down the one beside it.

   Synonyms:

   level, knock over

2. (transitive) To demolish.
   • We knocked down the garden shed when we moved.

   Synonyms:

   level, demolish, destroy

3. (informal, transitive) To reduce the price of.
   • They knocked it down by another £5, so we bought it.

   Synonyms:

   level, reduce

4. (transitive, usually passive voice) To disassemble for shipment.
   • The furniture is shipped knocked down, so assembly is required.

   Synonyms:

   level

5. (transitive) To accumulate money, usually through crime.
6. (transitive) To embezzle.

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