English Explanatory Dictionary

takedown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer.
  2. 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.
  3. Enforced removal of material from a website, etc.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

takedown takedowns

Etymology

Deverbal from take down.

Related words

teardown
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