Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knock someone down with a feather

(idiomatic) Something that appears beautiful or good is by definition beautiful or good.

A mattress stuffed with feathers. / (UK, Dartmoor) A bog covered by a layer of moss, presenting a hazard to walkers.

(transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.

Resembling feathers. / Covered with feathers.

(furry fandom) Someone who roleplays or describes themselves as being a bird or bird-like animal character with human characteristics.

A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms. / A sportsman who fights in this division.

Having no feathers.

present participle of featherbed

(US) The employment of more workers than is necessary, typically because of labor union rules (or sometimes deals with organized crime, a government, etc), especially upon the introduction of new technology.