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Definition of Takedown
1. Noun. (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position. "A takedown counts two points"
Group relationships: Wrestling Match
Generic synonyms: Fall, Pin
2. Noun. A crushing remark.
Generic synonyms: Derision
Language type: Colloquialism
Derivative terms: Put Down, Squelch, Squelch, Take Down
Definition of Takedown
1. Noun. (slang) A taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer. ¹
2. Noun. (context: martial arts) A taking down: an act of bringing one's opponent to the ground by grabbing one or both legs and applying a rearward bending moment. ¹
3. Noun. Enforced removal of material from a website, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Takedown
1. an article that can be taken apart easily [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Takedown
Literary usage of Takedown
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Recreation by George O. Shields, American Canoe Association, League of American Sportsmen (1899)
"I prefer a takedown repeater for an all-round gun. The Winchester 1897 takedown
shotgun is hard to beat at the trap or in the field, and has been so popular ..."
2. The American Rifle: A Treatise, a Text Book, and a Book of Practical by Townsend Whelen (1918)
"Press down the take-down screw lock, found under the takedown screw, located at
the rear of the receiver, and turn the takedown screw to the left until it ..."
3. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe (1888)
"He swung to the side in an arc, but she swung around behind him like a college
wrestler looking for a takedown. He got a glimpse of her face. ..."
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