To strike down; to fell; to prostrate by a blow or by blows; as, to knock down an assailant.
To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow or knock of the auctioneer's hammer; to sell at an auction; as, the vase was knocked down at two thousand dollars.
To take apart; to dissassemble; as, to knock down a rifle for cleaning.
To reduce or discount the price of; as, the dresses were knocked down to twenty dollars.
When the ball lands short of the target due to the wind.
When an auctioneer sells a lot to the highest bidder, he “knocks it down†to that bidder
A skill that knocks the target to the ground. When knocked down, the target cannot move, use any skills, or cast any spells.
cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"
knock down with force; "He decked his opponent"
A boxer is considered "down" if he touches the floor with anything other than his feet or if they go outside the ropes from a blow. A boxer is also technically "down," even if he hasn't fallen, if he takes a serious blow or blows to the head and the referee steps in to stop the action.