knockdown vs toss

knockdown

noun
  • 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. 

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. 

verb
  • To employ the knockdown technique 

toss

noun
  • A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care. 

  • A jot, in the phrase 'give a toss'. 

  • concern or consideration. 

  • The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play. 

  • A state of agitation; commotion. 

  • A measure of sprats. 

  • A haughty throwing up of the head. 

verb
  • To masturbate 

  • To subject to trials; to harass. 

  • To lift with a sudden or violent motion. 

  • To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention. 

  • To discard; to throw away. 

  • To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime. 

  • To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion. 

  • To drink in large draughts; to gulp. 

  • To vomit. 

  • To throw with an initial upward direction. 

  • To agitate; to make restless. 

  • To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas. 

  • To peak (the oars), to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat. 

  • To stir or mix (a salad). 

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