KNOCKDOWN
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Scrabble
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WWF
K(5) N(1) O(1) C(3) K(5) D(2) O(1) W(4) N(1)
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Definition
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.
verb
- To employ the knockdown technique
adjective
- Powerful enough to overwhelm or knock down“a knockdown argument”
- 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.“knockdown furniture”
- (of a rivet head) To be formed into a head by upsetting in fastening.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: KNOCKDOWN-S
