takedown noun3 •Enforced removal of material from a website, etc.The DMCA also gives the targets of notice-and-takedown complaints a limited opportunity to have access to their materials restored. — 2001 •(slang) A taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer. •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. formstakedowns