knock down

verb

To hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls. (transitive) · As I took the can off the shelf, I knocked down the one beside it.
To demolish. (transitive) · We knocked down the garden shed when we moved.
To reduce the price of. (informal, transitive) · They knocked it down by another £5, so we bought it.
To disassemble for shipment. (transitive) · The furniture is shipped knocked down, so assembly is required.
To accumulate money, usually through crime. (transitive)
To embezzle. (transitive)
To drink fast. (informal, transitive) · I love to go down the pub and knock down pints of lager.
To approve a drinking toast by banging glasses on the table. (transitive)

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