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/ ˈnɒkˌaʊt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun an act or instance of knocking out.
the state or fact of being knocked out.
a knockout blow.
Informal . a person or thing overwhelmingly attractive, appealing, or successful.
a panel in a casing, can, or box, especially of metal or plastic, so designed that it can readily be removed, as by punching, hammering, or cutting, to provide an opening into the interior: a knockout in a junction box.
Machinery . a device for knocking something loose, as finished work from a lathe chuck.
SEE MORE SEE LESS adjective that knocks out: the knockout punch.
Origin of knockout 1810–20; 1935–40 for def. 4 ; noun, adj. use of verb phrase knock out
Words nearby knockout knockoff, knock-on, knock-on effect, knock oneself out, knock on wood, knockout , knockout drops, knockout mouse, knock over, knock over with a feather, knock rummy
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Example sentences from the Web for knockout The Obama team has won the first round on the six-month agreement with Iran by a knockout .
Obama Wins Round One on Iran | Leslie H. Gelb| December 4, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Indeed, when asked about the “knockout game,” law enforcement has been skeptical.
Guess What? The ‘Knockout Game’ Is America’s Latest Phony Panic | Jamelle Bouie| November 25, 2013| DAILY BEAST
With the “knockout game,” we have several cases in a handful of cities, as well as five reported deaths.
Guess What? The ‘Knockout Game’ Is America’s Latest Phony Panic | Jamelle Bouie| November 25, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Have teenagers adopted a new game of random assaults, with the goal of a one-hit “knockout ”?
Guess What? The ‘Knockout Game’ Is America’s Latest Phony Panic | Jamelle Bouie| November 25, 2013| DAILY BEAST
She deliver a knockout performance, helping her clear the second big hurdle: living up to expectations.
Oprah Winfrey Should Win an Oscar for ‘The Butler’ | Kevin Fallon| August 20, 2013| DAILY BEAST
He laid him carefully down on the floor, trying feverishly to remember how long a knockout lasted.
Young People's Pride | Stephen Vincent Benet
The sealing gum in the Archer's skin worked effectively on the needle-like punctures, but the knockout drug had been delivered.
The Planet Strappers | Raymond Zinke Gallun
If Jim has told you that I gave him a knockout to win the race, it's a lie, Pen!
Still Jim | Honor Willsie Morrow
So far nobody wants to try for a knockout and go whoosh with the ICBM.
I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon | Richard Sabia
It was a knockout blow, and I dont mind admitting to you now that for a time my own heart was in my boots.
Baseball Joe in the World Series | Lester Chadwick
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British Dictionary definitions for knockout noun the act of rendering unconscious
a blow that renders an opponent unconscious
a competition in which competitors are eliminated progressively (as modifier ) a knockout contest a series of absurd invented games, esp obstacle races, involving physical effort or skill
informal a person or thing that is overwhelmingly impressive or attractive she's a knockout
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb knock out (tr, adverb) to render unconscious, esp by a blow
boxing to defeat (an opponent) by a knockout
to destroy, damage, or injure badly
to eliminate, esp in a knockout competition
informal to overwhelm or amaze, esp with admiration or favourable reaction I was knocked out by that new song
to remove the ashes from (one's pipe) by tapping
SEE MORE SEE LESS Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Idioms and Phrases with knockout 1 Also, knock out cold . Render unconscious by a blow or some other means. For example, It was just a swinging door, but it knocked her out , or Just one of those sleeping pills can knock you out cold . [Late 1500s]
2 Make tired, exhaust, as in That sightseeing tour knocked me out .
3 Render useless or inoperative, as in The storm knocked out the power .
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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