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takedowns

takedowns is the plural of takedown.

Meaning of takedown

Noun

takedown (plural takedowns)

  1. (slang) A taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer.
  2. A taking down: an act of bringing one's opponent to the ground by grabbing one or both legs and applying a rearward bending moment.
    • Takedown (grappling) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  3. Enforced removal of material from a website, etc.
    • The DMCA also gives the targets of notice-and-takedown complaints a limited opportunity to have access to their materials restored.2001, Charles H. Kennedy, An introduction to U.S. telecommunications law

Questions about takedowns

What is takedowns the plural of?
Takedowns is the plural of takedown.

Words near takedowns in the dictionary

  1. taked
  2. Takeda
  3. takedaite
  4. Takedas
  5. takedown
  6. takedowns
  7. Takehisa
  8. takehome
  9. takehome pay
  10. takehomes
  11. Takei

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