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Takedown for Dummies

noun

pronunciation: 'teɪk,daʊn

What does Takedown really mean?

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Takedown is a pretty interesting word, and I'm really excited to explain it to you! So, imagine you're playing a game, let's say basketball. The other team has the ball, and your job is to stop them from scoring. Well, when you successfully get the ball away from the other player, that's what we call a takedown. It's like you're taking down their chance to score by preventing them from keeping the ball.

Now, this word can also be used outside of sports. Let's say there's a bad guy in a movie causing trouble for everyone. The main character, the hero, needs to stop the bad guy and take them down. The hero's ultimate goal is to put an end to the bad guy's mischief and restore peace. So, when the hero successfully captures or defeats the bad guy, that's a takedown as well.

But wait, we're not done yet! There's another way we can use this word. Have you ever seen a wrestling match? In wrestling, when one wrestler manages to pin their opponent down to the ground by using wrestling moves and techniques, that's also called a takedown. It's like the wrestler is taking control of the match by bringing their opponent down to the mat.

So, in summary, takedown can mean taking away something from someone, preventing them from achieving something, defeating or capturing someone causing trouble, or even physically bringing someone down to gain control in a wrestling match. It's like being the hero, the winner, or the one who's in charge. Pretty cool, right?

Revised and Fact checked by Michael Johnson on 2023-10-30 04:56:05

Takedown In a sentece

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  • The police officer made a takedown of the suspect and arrested him.
  • The wrestler executed a perfect takedown on his opponent and won the match.
  • The team planned a takedown of the opposing team's defense and scored a goal.
  • During the karate class, the instructor taught the students how to perform a takedown on their opponents.
  • The spy performed a stealthy takedown of the security guards to gain access to the secret facility.

Takedown Synonyms

Words that can be interchanged for the original word in the same context.

Takedown Hypernyms

Words that are more generic than the original word.

Takedown Holonyms

The larger whole to which this word belongs.

Takedown Category

The domain category to which the original word belongs.

Takedown Usage Of

Words that the original word is a domain usage of.