knockdown

Meanings

Noun

• An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down.
• An overwhelming blow.
• Very strong ale or beer.
• A genetically modified organism that carries one or more genes in its chromosomes that have been made less active or had their expression reduced.
• 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.
• The condition of a sailboat being pushed abruptly to horizontal, with the mast parallel to the water surface.
• a short pass played downwards, for example from the head onto someone's feet.
• 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

• To employ the knockdown technique

Adjective

• powerful enough to overwhelm or knock down
• 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.
• To be formed into a head by upsetting in fastening.

Origin

• knock + down