knockout
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knockout
- /ˈnɒk.aʊt/ UK
- /ˈnɑk.oʊt/ US
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Deverbal from knock out.
noun knockouts · knock-out
- The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO. The boxer scored a knockout on his opponent.
- The deactivation of anything. Pull the plug on a node to see how the network handles a node knockout.
- Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny. If you've ever had a sack race, you know it's a real knockout for kids and adults alike.
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A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman.
“There’s a girl wants to see you. Her name’s Wonderly.” “A customer?” “I guess so. You’ll want to see her anyway: she’s a knockout.”
Similar: stunner
- A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal. They left a knockout in the panel for running extra wires someday.
- The deactivation of a particular gene.
- A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated.
- An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print.
- A tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress to the next round. the knockout stages of the competition
- A simple game for two or more players, derived from basketball.
- A woman in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
- Ellipsis of knockout auction
adjective knock-out
- Rendering someone unconscious. He delivered a knockout blow.
- Amazing; gorgeous; beautiful. You should have seen her knockout eyes.
- Designating an organism in which a particular gene has been removed or deactivated. The result is a so-called knockout mouse, reared with a single gene silenced, the better to reveal that gene's true purpose.
- Causing elimination from a competition. Rodolph Austin delivered the knockout blow from close range 20 minutes from time, after Aidan White had given Leeds a dream start after four minutes.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: smasher, mantrap, stunner, severe, hard, strong, looker, beauty, lulu, sweetheart, dish, ko, peach, blow, peek, glance
Translations
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noun act of making someone unconscious
| Español | nocaut |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 녹아웃 nogaut |
| 日本語 | ノックアウト nokkuauto |
| Português | nocaute |
| Français | KO, knock-out |
| Русский | нока́ут nokáut |
| Tiếng Việt | nốc ao, đo ván |
adj Rendering someone unconscious
| Français | incapacitant, assommant |
|---|---|
| Italiano | incosciente |
adj Stunning; amazing; gorgeous
| Español | despampanante |
|---|---|
| Português | lindo, deslumbrante |
| Русский | сногсшиба́тельный snogsšibátelʹnyj |
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title = {knockout},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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