Takedown — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position

a crushing remark

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈeɪkdaʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈeɪkdaʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈeɪkdaʊn/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈeɪkdaʊn/.

Examples

a takedown counts two points

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

squelch put-down squelcher

Parts of Speech

noun	(amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position “a takedown counts two points”
noun	a crushing remark

Word Forms

put down	verb	reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
squelch	verb	suppress or crush completely
take down	verb	reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

notieren

(Amateur-Wrestling) aus dem Stand auf die Matte gebracht werden

🇫🇷French

démonter

(lutte amateur) être amené au tapis depuis une position debout

🇪🇸Spanish

Derribar

(lucha libre amateur) siendo llevado a la colchoneta desde una posición de pie

🇮🇹Italian

prendere nota

(lotta amatoriale) portato sul tappeto da una posizione in piedi

🇳🇱Dutch

verwijdering

(amateurworstelen) vanuit staande positie naar de mat worden gebracht

🇵🇹Portuguese

Derrubar

(luta amadora) sendo trazido para o tatame em pé

🇷🇺Russian

снять

(любительская борьба) выведение на ковер из положения стоя

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नीचे करें

(शौकिया कुश्ती) को खड़ी स्थिति से मैट पर लाया जा रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

টেকডাউন

(অপেশাদার কুস্তি) দাঁড়িয়ে থাকা অবস্থান থেকে মাদুরে আনা হচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

அகற்றுதல்

(அமெச்சூர் மல்யுத்தம்) நிற்கும் நிலையில் இருந்து பாயில் கொண்டு வரப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

తొలగింపు

(ఔత్సాహిక రెజ్లింగ్) నిలబడి ఉన్న స్థానం నుండి చాపకు తీసుకురావడం

🇮🇳Marathi

काढणे

(हौशी कुस्ती) उभे राहून मॅटवर आणले जात आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

દૂર કરવું

(કલાપ્રેમી કુસ્તી) સ્થાયી સ્થિતિમાંથી મેટ પર લાવવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೆಗೆಯುವಿಕೆ

(ಹವ್ಯಾಸಿ ಕುಸ್ತಿ) ನಿಂತಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಾನದಿಂದ ಚಾಪೆಗೆ ತರಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എഴുതിയെടുക്കുക

(അമേച്വർ ഗുസ്തി) നിൽക്കുന്ന സ്ഥാനത്ത് നിന്ന് പായയിലേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുവരുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਿਖ ਲਓ

(ਸ਼ੁਕੀਨ ਕੁਸ਼ਤੀ) ਨੂੰ ਖੜ੍ਹੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਤੋਂ ਮੈਟ 'ਤੇ ਲਿਆਂਦਾ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹیک ڈاؤن

(شوقیہ کشتی) کھڑے مقام سے چٹائی پر لایا جا رہا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

记录下来

（业余摔跤）从站立位置被带到垫子上

🇯🇵Japanese

降ろす

（アマチュアレスリング）立った状態からマットに持ち込まれること

🇰🇷Korean

굴욕

(아마추어 레슬링) 선 자세에서 매트 위로 가져오는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gỡ xuống

(đấu vật nghiệp dư) được đưa ra thảm trong tư thế đứng

🇹🇭Thai

การลบออก

(มวยปล้ำสมัครเล่น) ถูกนำตัวขึ้นจากท่ายืนบนเสื่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menurunkan

(gulat amatir) dibawa ke matras dari posisi berdiri

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtanggal

(amateur wrestling) dinadala sa banig mula sa nakatayong posisyon

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انهاء الخدمة

(مصارعة الهواة) يتم إحضارها إلى السجادة من وضعية الوقوف

🇮🇷Persian

حذف

(کشتی آماتور) که از حالت ایستاده به تشک آورده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

devirmek

(amatör güreş) ayakta durarak mindere getirilme

🇮🇱Hebrew

הסרה

(היאבקות חובבנית) מובאת למזרן מעמידה

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The primary meaning of 'takedown' is '(amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position'.

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Using 'takedown' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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