knockdown vs swoop

knockdown

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

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

  • 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. 

  • An overwhelming blow. 

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. 

swoop

noun
  • An instance, or the act of suddenly plunging downward. 

  • A quick passage from one note to the next. 

  • A sudden act of seizing. 

verb
  • To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing. 

  • To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive. 

  • To pass with pomp; to sweep. 

  • To move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something. 

  • To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep. 

  • To search the ground for discarded cigarette butts that can be made into new cigarettes. 

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