takedown

takedown
/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]

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