Meanings
How to pronounce "knock down":
AU
To hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.
Example: "As I took the can off the shelf, I knocked down the one beside it."
To demolish.
Example: "We knocked down the garden shed when we moved."
At an auction, to declare (something) sold with a blow from the gavel.
Example: "The picture was knocked down for £50."
To reduce the price of.
Example: "They knocked it down by another £5, so we bought it."
To drink fast.
Example: "I love to go down the pub and knock down pints of lager."
Example Sentences
1
I need to knock down this wall to create an open-concept floor plan.
2
The bulldozer began to knock down the old building to make space for a new one.
