All knock down antonyms
knock down
K k verb knock down
- delude β If you delude yourself, you let yourself believe that something is true, even though it is not true.
- conceal β If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide β Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- withhold β to hold back; restrain or check.
- suppress β to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- deceive β If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
- falsify β to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- hold back β to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- mislead β to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- misrepresent β to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
- secrete β a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
- aid β Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- help β to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- raise β to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
- assist β If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- inflate β deflate
- build up β If you build up something or if it builds up, it gradually becomes bigger, for example because more is added to it.
- blow up β If someone blows something up or if it blows up, it is destroyed by an explosion.
- boost β If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
- admire β If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much.
- laud β to praise; extol.
- praise β the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- honor β honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- upgrade β an incline going up in the direction of movement.
- increase β to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- compliment β A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
- improve β to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
- approve β If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- value β relative worth, merit, or importance: the value of a college education; the value of a queen in chess.
- rise β to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- construct β to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
- create β To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- mend β to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- surrender β to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- fasten β to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- lose β to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- build β If you build something, you make it by joining things together.
- fix β to repair; mend.
- strengthen β to make stronger; give strength to.
- produce β to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- rebuild β to repair, especially to dismantle and reassemble with new parts: to rebuild an old car.
- repair β to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
- restore β to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.
- clothe β To clothe someone means to provide them with clothes to wear.
- combine β If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- put together β assemble
- cover β If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- assemble β When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a group, usually for a particular purpose such as a meeting.
- unite β to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- join β to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.