knock down
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knock down verb
- To hit or knock (something), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.βAs I took the can off the shelf, I knocked down the one beside it.β
- To demolish.βWe knocked down the garden shed when we moved.β
- At an auction, to declare (something) sold with a blow from the gavel.βThe picture was knocked down for Β£50.β
- To reduce the price of.βThey knocked it down by another Β£5, so we bought it.β
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