knock something down to somebody
1knock down — verb 1. cause to come or go down (Freq. 5) The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet • Syn: ↑down, ↑cut down, ↑push down, ↑pull down …
2knock — ▪ I. knock knock 1 [nɒk ǁ nɑːk] verb [transitive] 1. FINANCE if something knocks the price of shares, stocks etc, the price changes very quickly and unexpectedly: • Talk of easing the US credit policy knocked prices higher in light trade. • Its… …
3knock down — /ˌnɒk daυn/ verb ♦ to knock something down to a bidder to sell something to somebody at an auction ● The furniture was knocked down to him for £100 …
4knock down — /ˌnɒk daυn/ verb ♦ to knock something down to a bidder to sell something to somebody at an auction ● The furniture was knocked down to him for £100 …
5knock somebody down from something to something — ˌknock sb ˈdown (from sth) (to sth) derived (informal) to persuade sb to reduce the price of sth • I managed to knock him down to $400. Main entry: ↑knockderived …
6knock somebody down from something — ˌknock sb ˈdown (from sth) (to sth) derived (informal) to persuade sb to reduce the price of sth • I managed to knock him down to $400. Main entry: ↑knockderived …
7knock somebody down to something — ˌknock sb ˈdown (from sth) (to sth) derived (informal) to persuade sb to reduce the price of sth • I managed to knock him down to $400. Main entry: ↑knockderived …
8knock — knock1 W3S1 [nɔk US na:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door)¦ 2¦(hit and move something)¦ 3¦(hit somebody hard)¦ 4¦(hit part of your body)¦ 5 knock on doors 6 be knocking on the door 7¦(remove wall)¦ 8 knock a hole in/through something 9¦(criticize)¦ …
9knock off — verb 1. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing (Freq. 3) The mafia liquidated the informer the double agent was neutralized • Syn: ↑neutralize, ↑neutralise, ↑liquidate, ↑waste, ↑do in …
10knock out — verb 1. eliminate (Freq. 4) knock out a target • Hypernyms: ↑extinguish, ↑eliminate, ↑get rid of, ↑do away with • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …
