verb

1. To hit or knock (something), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.

   “As I took the can off the shelf, I knocked down the one beside it.”

2. To demolish.

   “We knocked down the garden shed when we moved.”

3. At an auction, to declare (something) sold with a blow from the gavel.

   “The picture was knocked down for £50.”

Synonyms: sell, demolish, destroy, knock over, reduce