01 n. To strike down; to fell; to prostrate by a blow or by blows; as, to knock down an assailant.
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1.
To strike down; to fell; to prostrate by a blow or by blows; as, to knock down an assailant.
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2.
To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow or knock of the auctioneer's hammer; to sell at an auction; as, the vase was knocked down at two thousand dollars.
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3.
To take apart; to dissassemble; as, to knock down a rifle for cleaning.
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4.
To reduce or discount the price of; as, the dresses were knocked down to twenty dollars.
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5.
To earn (an income).