Knock down

English

Idiom

knock down

1. to hit or knock (something) so that it falls
   • When I took the can off the shellf, I knocked down the one beside it.
2. to take apart for shipping or storage
   • We knocked down the garden shed when we moved
3. (at an auction), to declare sold with a blow from the gavel
   • The picture was knocked down for £50
4. to reduce the price of something
   • They knocked it down by another fiver so we bought it

See also

• knockdown