How to pronounce “knockdown”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down.
• An overwhelming blow.
• (slang, obsolete, uncountable) Very strong ale or beer.
• (genetics) A genetically modified organism that carries one or more genes in its chromosomes that have been made less active or had their expression reduced.
• (genetics) The use of a reagent such as an oligonucleotide with sequence complementary to an active gene or its mRNA transcript, to interfere with the expression of said gene.
• (nautical) The condition of a sailboat being pushed abruptly to horizontal, with the mast parallel to the water surface.
• (soccer) a short pass played downwards, for example from the head onto someone's feet.
• (film, television) A shelter erected for use as a temporary dressing room.
• A collection of parts required to assemble a product, typically manufactured in one region and exported elsewhere for assembly.
• [Verb]
• (genetics) To employ the knockdown technique
• [Adjective]
• Powerful enough to overwhelm.
• Reduced in price, originally to a price below which an article would not be sold by the auctioneer.
• Capable of being taken apart for packing or removal.
• (of a rivet head) To be formed into a head by upsetting in fastening.

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