knock down
A versatile piece of informal English with several distinct meanings depending on context.
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Knock Down The House trailer: youtu.be/_wGZc8ZjFY4
Nice at galas? Does he forget the knock down drag out arguments they've had on live nights while sitting on the couch? Does he think we don't see that? LMFAO!!!!!!!! He's such a damn clown. *smh*
Are they trying to lose the midterms? How do you knock down the WH if you don’t even have the funding to rebuild it? The GOP has jumped the shark that jumped the shark that jumped the shark.
We kinda have to be fixing the Supreme Court at the same time or they'll just knock down whatever remedies to gerrymandering we try to put in place. It's maddening. A hundred things are broken and they all need to be…
Gilead Sciences Inc. is seeking to knock down a groundbreaking theory of product liability advanced by thousands of patients who argue the drugmaker had a legal obligation to keep developing an alternative HIV drug wi…
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A versatile piece of informal English with several distinct meanings depending on context. In party or drinking culture, to knock down means to drink heavily or get the party started. In street slang, particularly in hustling or underground economy contexts, it means to earn or acquire cash — sometimes through shady means. It also carries the literal sense of striking or colliding with something. The drinking and money-earning senses are the most alive in modern slang usage.
He knocked down three shots before the DJ even started.
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To hit or collide with.
“Knock Down The House trailer: youtu.be/_wGZc8ZjFY4”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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To acquire money, especially illicitly.
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To drink or party.
“Nice at galas? Does he forget the knock down drag out arguments they've had on live nights while sitting on the couch? Does he think we don't see that? LMFAO!!!!!!!! He's such a damn clown. *smh*”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Are they trying to lose the midterms? How do you knock down the WH if you don’t even have the funding to rebuild it? The GOP has jumped the shark that jumped the shark that jumped the shark.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“We kinda have to be fixing the Supreme Court at the same time or they'll just knock down whatever remedies to gerrymandering we try to put in place. It's maddening. A hundred things are broken and they all need to be fixed together or shit will just break again.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Gilead Sciences Inc. is seeking to knock down a groundbreaking theory of product liability advanced by thousands of patients who argue the drugmaker had a legal obligation to keep developing an alternative HIV drug with fewer side effects.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I did like the Wolves plan of boxing him out on P and Rs to keep him away from the hoop on drives. They did that effectively in the second half. They’ll still need to knock down their 3s at a high percentage mind you.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(slang, now, _, rare) A strong alcoholic drink.
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An old British and American slang term for a particularly strong alcoholic drink — the kind powerful enough to send you stumbling. As an adjective it means overwhelmingly powerful or overbearing, whether applied to a stiff drink, a forceful personality, or a stunning piece of news. The phrase has mostly faded from everyday use but survives in historical fiction and old pub songs as a vivid descriptor of booze that pulls no punches.