knockdown vs trend

knockdown

noun
  • 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. 

  • 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. 

trend

noun
  • The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor. 

  • The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the throat that the arm measures from the throat to the bill. 

  • A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points. 

  • A tendency. 

  • An inclination in a particular direction. 

  • A fad or fashion style. 

verb
  • To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend. 

  • To cause to turn; to bend. 

  • To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting. 

  • To cleanse or clean (something, usually wool). 

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