takedown

Other forms of takedown

plural

takedowns·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about takedown

What does takedown mean?

takedown means "(amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in takedown?

takedown has 3 syllables and divides as ta-ke-down under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for takedown?

Close synonyms include put-down, squelch, squelcher. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is takedown a common word?

takedown is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.