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knockdown

knockdown

9 5.5
A hit that makes an opponent fall to the ground in boxing
  • noun
  • /ˈnɑkˌdaʊn/
translation icon : knockdown
  • If you score a knockdown, go to the farthest neutral corner and stay there.
  • knockdown fight
  • second knockdown
  • three knockdowns

Examples

  • In case of a knockdown, go to the corner and stay there until I tell you to come out.

    Rocky IV (1985)

  • The first man to score three knockdowns wins.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • - Second knockdown on a straight right hand!

    Play It to the Bone (1999)

  • First knockdown of the fight.

    Southpaw (2015)

  • That was his third knockdown in the fight, and we're only halfway through.

    Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

  • A hard left hand to the body, and Robinson is driven out of the ring for the first knockdown of his career.

    Raging Bull (1980)

  • JIM: So, with the knockdown and those hard shots at the end, that round clearly goes to Viktor Drago.

    Creed II (2018)

  • Jansen clearly won the first round, scoring an early knockdown and a couple of late takedowns.

    Blog text (5)

  • DeMarco barely survived and should have been a 10-8 round even without a knockdown.

    Blog text (34)

  • The boxer scored his first knockdown with a powerful left hook.

Compounds

knockdown-dragout
  • NSFW
1 9.7

A very violent and long fight or argument

How Forceful

knockout
39 3.9
knockdown
9 5.5
takedown
  • Specialized
22 5.6
to trip
219 2.2

Surface Forms

knockdown singular
knockdowns plural

Morphology

knockdown = knock + down (transparent) = knock + down

A direct compound of 'knock' + 'down' referring to the act of knocking someone to the ground; the meaning is readily derivable by learners.

Etymology

Knockdown comes from the parts knock 'to hit' and down 'to the ground', so it means a blow that knocks an opponent to the floor in boxing.