takedown

take·down  (tkdoun)

adj.

Having the capability of being taken down or apart: a takedown rifle; a takedown scaffold.

n.

1.

a. An article or apparatus that can be taken down or apart.

b. The mechanism that allows an article or apparatus to be easily taken down.

2. Sports A move or maneuver in wrestling or the martial arts in which a standing opponent is forced to the floor.

3. Informal

a. The act of humiliating a person.

b. An instance of such humiliation: She gave you quite a takedown.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	takedown - (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position; "a takedown counts two points" rassling, wrestling, grappling - the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down wrestling match - a match between wrestlers pin, fall - when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
	2.	takedown - a crushing remark put-down, squelch, squelcher derision - contemptuous laughter colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech