fit vs knockdown

fit

noun
  • A sudden outburst of emotion. 

  • Conformity of elements one to another. 

  • The quality of a partnership's combined holding of cards in a suit, particularly of trump. 

  • An outfit, a set of clothing. 

  • A sudden burst (of an activity). 

  • A sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom over a short period of time. 

  • The degree to which something fits. 

  • Goodness of fit. 

  • The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly. 

  • Measure of how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand. 

  • A seizure or convulsion. 

adj
  • Suitable, proper. 

  • Adapted to a purpose or environment. 

  • Sexually attractive; good-looking; fanciable. 

  • In good shape; physically well. 

  • Prepared; ready. 

verb
  • To be proper or becoming. 

  • To be suitable for. 

  • To conform to in size and shape. 

  • To be in harmony. 

  • To suffer a fit. 

  • To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there. 

  • To tailor; to change to the appropriate size. 

  • To be of the right size and shape 

  • To be in agreement with. 

  • To adjust. 

  • To attach, especially when requiring exact positioning or sizing. 

  • To make conform in size and shape. 

  • To equip or supply. 

  • To make ready. 

knockdown

noun
  • An overwhelming blow. 

  • The condition of a sailboat being pushed abruptly to horizontal, with the mast parallel to the water surface. 

  • An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down. 

  • A shelter erected for use as a temporary dressing room. 

  • A collection of parts required to assemble a product, typically manufactured in one region and exported elsewhere for assembly. 

  • a short pass played downwards, for example from the head onto someone's feet. 

  • A genetically modified organism that carries one or more genes in its chromosomes that have been made less active or had their expression reduced. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • To employ the knockdown technique 

adj
  • To be formed into a head by upsetting in fastening. 

  • reduced in price, originally to a price below which an article would not be sold by the auctioneer 

  • powerful enough to overwhelm or knock down 

  • Capable of being taken apart for packing or removal. 

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