knock down


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Synonyms for knock down

cause to come or go down

knock down with force

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shatter as if by explosion

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Whitefriars paid pounds 2.9 million to knock down 500 homes, but the NDC project footed the pounds 1/2 million bill for the second set of demolitions.
According to Artemis, the agreement represents "a significant initiative to undertake a large-scale approach" to gene function analysis using shRNA knock down in genetically engineered mice as models for human biology.
Knock down the ice rink and build a temporary one, then knock that down to build a permanent rink.
PRINCE CHARLES has his critics, and sometimes they are justified, but he is spot-on in attacking the decision to knock down thousands of homes across the North of England, including Liverpool.
"Backhoes are best suited to smaller demolition tasks, particularly jobs where the backhoe can be utilized to knock down the structure, then the front bucket can be used to move the material," he says.
What I mean is you can't buy a piece of land, knock down all the trees and put up a big, fancy, what we call "pressboard house" with lights all around because it's dark here in the sticks!
The ability to knock down genes either stably (that is, creating heritable phenotypes through germline transmission of permanently silenced genes) or transiently ,as opposed to knocking them out altogether) has some important advantages in the production of animal models and in vitro cell lines.
Plans to knock down an old convent gatehouse have been approved.
The Royal Liverpool University hospital needs to find space for 250 extra beds and health chiefs are considering plans to knock down the building.
These include products that protect leather from water, oil, dirt, and stains; liquid and stain resistant stone and the protectors; grease-proof protectors for paper' and additives for industrial fire fighting foam formulations that are unparalleled in their ability to knock down and secure an enflamed area quickly and safely.
I don't want people to steal our labor, knock down our dreams, abandon our communities, usurp our democratic power--then toss us a dime and say, "You're welcome." We don't want compassion; we want power, democratic power--the power to be self-governing, to participate in all of the decisions that affect our lives, our families, our communities, our country.