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(informal) a crushing remark
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takedown
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
In martial arts and combat sports , a takedown is a technique that involves off-balancing an opponent and bringing him or her to the ground, typically with the attacker landing on top. The process of quickly advancing on an opponent and attempting a takedown ...
WordNet
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n. (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position; "a takedown counts two points" a crushing remark [syn: put-down , squelch , squelcher ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context slang English) A take down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer. 2 (context martial arts English) A take down: an act of bringing one's opponent to the ground by grabbing one or both legs and applying a rearward bending moment. 3 Enforced ...
Usage examples of takedown.
DSS and DEA agents discovered across the globe in Islamabad at the time of his takedown.
Max Bhagat had asked for both of them by name, requesting that they join a small group of FBI agents accompanying him to Kazbekistan to observe the negotiation and the actual takedown of the hijacked World Airlines flight.
I laid some brass on the deck with a perp in a Chinatown alleyway, then I went swimming ninety feet underwater, then was point on a takedown team.
He might be silver haired and eighty years old, but she held no illusions about Gramps being an easy takedown.
A portion of that would go to Ranger for assisting with the takedown, and the rest would pay off my car loan.
He inserted it into the VCR, then fast forwarded to the end of the incident in Bern, through the takedown phase and into the aftermath where .
A champion pistol shot, an expert driver, she was often first on the scene at takedowns, ready to pull her weapon and engage a perp.