The difference between Knock down and Sell
When used as verbs, knock down means to hit or knock (something), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls, whereas sell means to transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.
Sell is also noun with the meaning: an act of selling.
check bellow for the other definitions of Knock down and Sell
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Knock down as a verb (transitive):
To hit or knock (something), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.
Examples:
"As I took the can off the shelf, I knocked down the one beside it."
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Knock down as a verb (transitive):
To demolish.
Examples:
"We knocked down the garden shed when we moved."
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Knock down as a verb (transitive):
At an auction, to declare (something) sold with a blow from the gavel.
Examples:
"The picture was knocked down for £50."
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Knock down as a verb (transitive, informal):
To reduce the price of.
Examples:
"They knocked it down by another £5, so we bought it."
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Knock down as a verb:
To drink fast.
Examples:
"I love to go down the pub and knock down pints of lager."
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Knock down as a verb (transitive, usually, passive):
To disassemble for shipment.
Examples:
"The furniture is shipped knocked down, so assembly is required."
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Sell as a verb (transitive, intransitive):
To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.
Examples:
"I'll sell you all three for a hundred dollars."
"Sorry, I'm not prepared to sell."
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Sell as a verb (ergative):
To be sold.
Examples:
"This old stock will never sell."
"The corn sold for a good price."
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Sell as a verb:
To promote a product or service.
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Sell as a verb:
To promote a particular viewpoint.
Examples:
"My boss is very old-fashioned and I'm having a lot of trouble selling the idea of working at home occasionally."
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Sell as a verb:
To betray for money.
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Sell as a verb (slang):
To trick, cheat, or manipulate someone.
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Sell as a verb (professional wrestling, slang):
To pretend that an opponent's blows or maneuvers are causing legitimate injury; to act.
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Sell as a noun:
An act of selling.
Examples:
"This is going to be a tough sell."
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Sell as a noun:
An easy task.
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Sell as a noun (colloquial, dated):
An imposition, a cheat; a hoax; a disappointment; anything occasioning a loss of pride or dignity.
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Sell as a noun (obsolete):
A seat or stool.
Examples:
"rfquotek Fairfax"
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Sell as a noun (archaic):
A saddle.
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Sell as a noun (regional, obsolete):
A rope (usually for tying up cattle, but can also mean any sort of rope).
Examples:
"He picked up the sell from the straw-strewn barn-floor, snelly sneaked up behind her and sleekly slung it around her swire while scryingː "dee, dee ye fooking quhoreǃ"."