takedown
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
A bare nominalization of the verb take down.
Noun [edit]
takedown (plural takedowns)
- (slang) A taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer.
- (martial arts) 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.
Takedown (grappling) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Takedown (grappling)
- Enforced removal of material from a website, etc.
- 2001, Charles H. Kennedy, An introduction to U.S. telecommunications law
- The DMCA also gives the targets of notice-and-takedown complaints a limited opportunity to have access to their materials restored.
- 2001, Charles H. Kennedy, An introduction to U.S. telecommunications law
