knockoutnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈnɒk.aʊt/us/ˈnɑːk.aʊt/knockout noun [ C ] (UNCONSCIOUS)
in boxing, the act of hitting the other fighter so that they fall to the ground and are unable to get up again within ten seconds:
a knockout punch/blow
See also
knock sb out
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Fighting sports
- all-in wrestling
- arm-wrestling
- bantamweight
- black belt
- body blow
- flyweight
- foil
- gumshield
- heavyweight
- jab
- jiujitsu
- left-hander
- pugilistic
- punch-drunk
- punching bag
- rope
- roundhouse kick
- sabre
- spar
- wrestler
See more results »
knockout noun [ C ] (COMPETITION)
US elimination tournament a competition in which only the winners of each stage play in the next stage, until one competitor or team is the final winner:
The tournament is a straight knockout.
a knockout competition/championship
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Competitions, & parts of competitions
- battle
- battle of wits idiom
- beauty contest
- beauty pageant
- benefit match
- clash
- double-header
- European night
- exhibition match
- friendly
- handicap
- kickabout
- ladder
- meeting
- one-horse race
- race
- race meeting
- Rafferty's rules
- the Premier League
- winning post
See more results »
knockout noun [ C ] (ATTRACTIVE)
informal a person or thing that looks, sounds, etc. extremely attractive:
Your sister's a real knockout!
Idiom(s)
a knockout blow
knockoutadjective
uk/ˈnɒk.aʊt/us/ˈnɑːk.aʊt/informalextremely attractive:
She looked knockout in that dress.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Attractive
- a sight for sore eyes idiom
- adorable
- aesthetic
- alluring
- angelic
- disarm
- distinguished
- dreamy
- easy
- elegant
- noble
- not be just a pretty face idiom
- ornamental
- photogenic
- photograph
- voluptuous
- well built
- winning
- winsome
- zaftig
See more results »