takedown
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takedown
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Deverbal from take down.
noun takedowns
- A taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer.
- A taking down: an act of bringing one's opponent to the ground by grabbing one or both legs and applying a rearward bending moment. Takedown (grappling) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Enforced removal of material from a website, etc. The DMCA also gives the targets of notice-and-takedown complaints a limited opportunity to have access to their materials restored.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: squelch, put-down, arrest, apprehending, apprehend, apprehension, withdrawal, evacuation, evacuate, coup, shot, blow, evacuating, throwdown, abatement, downcome
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noun a taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer
| Deutsch | polizeiliche Festnahme, Verhaftung |
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noun martial arts
| Español | derribe |
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| Português | derrubada, queda |
| Deutsch | Takedown, Zubodenbringen, zu Boden Bringen, Flachlegen |
noun enforced removal of material
| Deutsch | zwangsweise Löschung, zwangsweise Entfernung |
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Talk about this word "takedown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/takedown. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. takedown. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/takedown "takedown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/takedown.Cite this
@misc{takedown_2026,
title = {takedown},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/takedown},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
