TAKEDOWN


Meaning of TAKEDOWN in English

/tayk"down'/ , adj.

1. made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.

2. Finance. takeout (def. 8).

n.

3. the act of taking down.

4. a firearm designed to be swiftly disassembled or assembled.

5. the point of separation of two or more of the parts of a takedown firearm or other device.

6. Informal. the act of being humbled.

7. Wrestling. a move or series of maneuvers that succeeds in bringing a standing opponent down onto the mat.

8. Finance. takeout (def. 5).

Also, take-down .

[ 1890-95; adj., n. use of v. phrase take down ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .