EGAVE

takedown

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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