takedown
About 0.05 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer.
- noun 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.
- noun Enforced removal of material from a website, etc.
Similar words
squelch put-down arrest apprehending apprehend apprehension withdrawal evacuation evacuate coup
Often followed by
of and is in model was or on procedure
Word family
takedowns
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