submarine vs knock down

knock down vs submarine

submarine is a noun but knock down is not a noun.

submarine is an adjective but knock down is not an adjective.

submarine and knock down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
submarine	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
knock down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, knock down is a hypernym of submarine; that is, knock down is a word with a broader meaning than submarine:

submarine: bring down with a blow to the legs
knock down: cause to come or go down

Other hypernyms of submarine include cut down, down, pull down, push down.

submarine (noun)	knock down (noun)
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

submarine (adjective)	knock down (adjective)
beneath the surface of the sea

submarine (verb)	knock down (verb)
attack by submarine	shatter as if by explosion
bring down with a blow to the legs	knock down with force
throw with an underhand motion	cause to come or go down
control a submarine
move forward or under in a sliding motion

Difference between submarine and knock down

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