a short pass played downwards, for example from the head onto someone's feet.
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 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.
An overwhelming blow.
To employ the knockdown technique
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.
A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.
A deviation from duty or custom.
To bend; to incline; to give way.
To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.
Of a projectile, to travel in a curved line
To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
To go out of one's way to avoid; to snub.
To turn aside or deviate to avoid impact.
To drive in the trajectory of another vehicle to stop it, to cut off.