Knockoff vs Knockdown - What's the difference?
knockoff | knockdown |
An imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually lower in quality and price than the original.
An act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down.
An overwhelming blow.
(genetics) A genetically modified organism that carries one or more genes in its chromosomes that has been made less active or had its expression reduced.
(genetics) The use of a reagent such as an oligonucleotide with sequence complementary to an active gene or its mRNA transcript, to interfere with the expression of said gene.
(nautical) The condition of a sailboat being pushed abruptly to horizontal, with the mast parallel to the water surface.
(soccer) a short pass played downwards, for example from the head onto someone's feet.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=January 29
, author=Chris Bevan
, title=Aston Villa 3 - 1 Blackburn
, work=BBC
powerful enough to overwhelm or knock down
reduced in price
As nouns the difference between knockoff and knockdown
is that knockoff is an imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually lower in quality and price than the original while knockdown is an act of knocking down or the condition of being knocked down.As an adjective knockdown is
powerful enough to overwhelm or knock down.knockoff
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Alternative forms
* knock-off, knock offNoun
(en noun)- It's not a name brand bag, just a cheap knockoff .
knockdown
English
(wikipedia knockdown)Noun
(en noun)citation, page= , passage=Pires, a three-time Cup winner with Arsenal who scored the Gunners' winner against Southampton in the 2003 final, has been a largely peripheral figure at Villa Park since joining in November - but the 37-year-old rolled back the years with a fine finish from Delfouneso's knockdown . }}