Knockdown

Noun

 * 1) An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down.
 * 2) An overwhelming blow.
 * 3)  A genetically modified organism that carries one or more genes in its chromosomes that has been made less active or had its expression reduced.
 * 4)  The use of a reagent such as an oligonucleotide with sequence complementary to an active gene or its mRNA transcript, to interfere with the expression of said gene.
 * 5)  The condition of a sailboat being pushed abruptly to horizontal, with the mast parallel to the water surface.
 * 6)  a short pass played downwards, for example from the head onto someone's feet.

Translations

 * Russian: нокдаун

Adjective

 * 1) powerful enough to overwhelm or knock down
 * 2) reduced in price

Derived terms

 * knockdown-dragout

knockdown knockdown knockdown knockdown