Akademik

takedown

noun

1. (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position

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a takedown counts two points

• Topics: ↑wrestling, ↑rassling, ↑grappling

• Hypernyms: ↑fall, ↑pin

• Part Holonyms: ↑wrestling match

2. a crushing remark

• Syn: ↑put-down, ↑squelch, ↑squelcher

• Derivationally related forms: ↑take down, ↑squelch (for: ↑squelcher), ↑squelch (for: ↑squelch), ↑put down (for: ↑put-down)

• Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism

• Hypernyms: ↑derision

Useful english dictionary. 2012.