" knockdown "

1: to receive as return for effort;

  * e.g., " ... she's knocking down a good salary, but she has to work very hard "

•  Synonyms : 

•  acquire,

•  attain,

•  bag,

•  bring in,

•  capture,

•  carry,

•  come by,

•  draw,

•  earn,

•  gain,

•  garner,

•  get,

•  land,

•  make,

•  obtain,

•  procure,

•  pull down,

•  realize,

•  reap,

•  secure,

•  win

•  Antonyms : 

•  forfeit,

•  lose

2: to take apart;

  * e.g., " ... right after the holidays the stores start to knock down the window displays "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break down,

•  demount,

•  disassemble,

•  dismantle,

•  dismember,

•  dismount,

•  strike,

•  take down

•  Antonyms : 

•  assemble,

•  construct

3: to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall;

  * e.g., " ... the overexcited dog knocked the toddler down "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bowl (down or over),

•  down,

•  drop,

•  fell,

•  floor,

•  knock over,

•  level,

•  mow (down),

•  prostrate

•  Antonyms : 

•  aggrandize,

•  amplify,

•  augment,

•  boost,

•  enlarge,

•  escalate,

•  expand,

•  increase,

•  raise

1: as in dropped, decreased;

•  Synonyms : 

•  decreased,

•  depressed,

•  dropped,

•  receded,

•  under,

•  down,

•  low

•  Antonyms : 

•  elevated,

•  escalated,

•  heightened,

•  high,

•  increased,

•  jacked (up),

•  raised,

•  up,

•  extreme,

•  full,

•  maximized,

•  maximum,

•  peaked,

•  sky-high,

•  utmost,

•  inflated,

•  over,

•  overfilled,

•  overflowing,

•  overfull,

•  overlarge,

•  overloaded,

•  oversize

1: marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity;

  * e.g., " ... the football game was a knock-down, drag-out battle between bitter rivals "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bang-bang,

•  blood-and-guts,

•  convulsive,

•  cyclonic,

•  explosive,

•  ferocious,

•  fierce,

•  furious,

•  hammer-and-tongs,

•  hot,

•  paroxysmal,

•  rabid,

•  rough,

•  stormy,

•  tempestuous,

•  tumultuous,

•  turbulent,

•  violent,

•  volcanic

•  Antonyms : 

•  nonviolent,

•  peaceable,

•  peaceful

1: as in knockout, KO;

•  Synonyms : 

•  cruncher,

•  kayo,

•  knockout,

•  KO,

•  body blow,

•  hand,

•  kick,

•  knee,

•  left,

•  one-two,

•  rabbit punch,

•  right,

•  right-hander,

•  roundhouse,

•  shiver,

•  sidewinder,

•  sucker punch,

•  swing,

•  uppercut,

•  bastinado,

•  battering,

•  beating,

•  bludgeoning,

•  clobbering,

•  cudgeling,

•  drubbing,

•  hammering,

•  lambasting,

•  licking,

•  pasting,

•  pounding,

•  pummeling,

•  thrashing,

•  counter,

•  counterblow,

•  counterpunch,

•  counterstroke,

•  flogging,

•  walloping,

•  whip,

•  whipping,

•  bang,

•  bash,

•  bat,

•  beat,

•  belt,

•  biff,

•  blow,

•  bop,

•  box,

•  buffet,

•  bust,

•  chop,

•  clap,

•  clip,

•  clout,

•  crack,

•  cuff,

•  dab,

•  douse,

•  fillip,

•  hack,

•  haymaker,

•  hit,

•  hook,

•  knock,

•  larrup,

•  lash,

•  lick,

•  pelt,

•  pick,

•  plump,

•  poke,

•  pound,

•  punch,

•  rap,

•  slam,

•  slap,

•  slug,

•  smack,

•  smash,

•  sock,

•  spank,

•  stinger,

•  stripe,

•  stroke,

•  swat,

•  swipe,

•  switch,

•  thud,

•  thump,

•  thwack,

•  wallop,

•  welt,

•  whack,

•  wham,

•  whop

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)