phrasal verb

Knock down

Rank #1150Letter KInseparable

2Sections

Demolish

Meanings

  • Demolish (separable [optional], International English)
  • Hit and injure someone (separable [optional], International English)
  • Earn (inseparable, International English)

Examples

  • They KNOCKED DOWN the old church and built a block of flats in its place.
  • The car KNOCKED her DOWN and she broke her arm.
  • A clever lawyer can KNOCK DOWN 40,000 yuan in a good year.

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