takedown

or take-down

[ teyk-doun ]

adjective

1. made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
2. Finance. takeout ( def 8 ).

noun

1. the act of taking down.
2. a firearm designed to be swiftly disassembled or assembled.
3. the point of separation of two or more of the parts of a takedown firearm or other device.
4. Informal. the act of being humbled.
5. Wrestling. a move or series of maneuvers that succeeds in bringing a standing opponent down onto the mat.
6. Finance. takeout ( def 5 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of takedown¹

First recorded in 1890–95; adj., noun use of verb phrase take down

Example Sentences

One of them chimed in right away with a referral: contact Reba Rocket at Takedown Piracy.

From Slate

She explained that Takedown Piracy is a takedown service: For $150 a month, the company could monitor the internet for my stolen content on my behalf and remove infringing content using Digital Millennium Copyright Act notices.

From Slate

Takedown Piracy has removed over 10 million infringements from Google and nearly 100 million more from individual sites and profiles.

From Slate

Separately, White fielded a “takedown” notice from supposed representatives of Roman Ziemian, a co-founder of the alleged crypto pyramid scheme FutureNet.

From Los Angeles Times

"As a result, we resolve over 99% of takedown requests within just a few days, which is faster than the industry average."

From BBC

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