Definitions for takedown

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takedown take·down

Spelling: [teyk-doun]

IPA: /ˈteɪkˌdaʊn/

Takedown is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 278 anagrams from letters in takedown (adeknotw).

Definitions for takedown

noun

1. the act of taking down.
2. a firearm designed to be swiftly disassembled or assembled.
3. the point of separation of two or more of the parts of a takedown firearm or other device.
4. Informal. the act of being humbled.
5. Wrestling. a move or series of maneuvers that succeeds in bringing a standing opponent down onto the mat.
6. Finance. takeout (def 5).

adjective

1. made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
2. Finance. takeout (def 8).

Origin of takedown

First recorded in 1890-95; adj., noun use of verb phrase take down

Examples for takedown

Both Web-hosting concerns said they'd likely comply in some fashion if a sitting U.S. senator registered a takedown request.

Here's his takedown of Gawker's faux outrage about "creepshots:"

What specific actresses did the movie studios send you takedown notices for?

Sites often play it safe and remove a video if a takedown request comes in from a copyright holder.

Read Michael Moynihan's takedown of Oliver Stone's newest production: The Untold History of the United States.

In the quiver was the bow, a takedown model, and three dozen arrows.