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knockout noun /ˈnɒkaʊt/ /ˈnɑːkaʊt/ jump to other results (abbreviation KO) (in boxing) a hard hit that makes an opponent fall to the ground and be unable to get up, so that he or she loses the fight- The match ended in knockout in the fifth round.
- Sanchez won by a second-round knockout.
Topics Sports: other sportsc2, Sports: ball and racket sportsc2 - (informal) a person or thing that is very attractive or impressive
- She’s an absolute knockout.
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knockout adjective /ˈnɒkaʊt/ /ˈnɑːkaʊt/ [only before noun] jump to other results - (especially British English) a knockout competition is one in which the winning player/team at each stage competes in the next stage and the losing one no longer takes part in the competition
- the knockout stages of the tournament
- a knockout blow is something that hits somebody so hard that they can no longer get up
- The cancellation of the flight delivered the knockout blow to his plans.
Topics Sports: other sportsc2
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