VERB | contact | knock down, down, cut down, push down, pull down | cause to come or go down |
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contact | knock down, deck, coldcock, dump, floor | knock down with force | |
change | knock down, blast | shatter as if by explosion |
Meaning | Cause to come or go down. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Model | The fighter managed to knock down his opponent | |
Synonyms | down, cut down, push down, pull down | |
Narrower | submarine | bring down with a blow to the legs |
Broader | strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon |
Spanish | derribar, tumbar |
Meaning | knock down with force. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | deck, coldcock, dump, floor | |
Broader | beat | hit repeatedly |
See also | knock | deliver a sharp blow or push |
Spanish | derribar, tumbar | |
Catalan | tombar | |
Nouns | knockdown | a blow that knocks the opponent off his feet |
Meaning | Shatter as if by explosion. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | blast | |
Broader | smash, dash | break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over |
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