knockout

[ nok-out ]

/ ˈnɒkˌaʊt /

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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.

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

knocked-down, knocker, knocking copy, knocking-shop, knockoff, knockout, knockout drops, knockwurst, knole, knoll, knoop scale

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

British Dictionary definitions for knockout

knockout

/ (ˈnɒkˌaʊt) /

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

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

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