knock out
To strike or render unconsciousTo strike or render unconscious: To strike or bump (someone or something) out.
» Have you ever been knocked out?
Bist du schon einmal k. o. geschlagen worden?
Seid ihr schon einmal k. o. geschlagen worden?
Sind Sie schon einmal k. o. geschlagen worden?
Meaning
15 sensesTo strike or render unconscious
(transitive)To strike or bump (someone or something) out.
I accidentally knocked out the glass in my picture frame.
выбива́тьvybivátʹ, вы́битьvýbitʹ
empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out
(idiomatic, transitive)To render unconscious, as by a blow to the head.
The boxer knocked out his opponent in the third round.
нокаутироватьnokautirovatʹ, вырубитьvyrubitʹ
нокаутува́тиnokautuváty
knock unconscious or senseless
(idiomatic, informal, transitive)To put to sleep.
The allergy pill knocked him out for a good three hours.
(idiomatic, informal, intransitive)To fall asleep, especially suddenly.
(idiomatic, informal, transitive)To exhaust.
Running errands all day really knocked him out.
(idiomatic, informal, transitive)To impress, surpass or overwhelm (someone).
overwhelm with admiration
(slang, transitive)To defeat or kill (someone).
(idiomatic, transitive)To cause a mechanism to become non-functional by damaging or destroying it.
The antitank gun knocked out the enemy tank.
(transitive)To eliminate from a contest or similar.
eliminate
(transitive)To communicate (a message) by knocking.
The prisoner knocked out a message on the wall for the prisoner in the adjoining cell.
(informal, transitive)To complete, especially in haste; knock off.
They knocked out the entire project in one night.
To lose the scent of hounds in fox-hunting.
Examples
81 sentencesHave you ever been knocked out?
deBist du schon einmal k. o. geschlagen worden? — Waldelfe
That knocked the wind out of me.
He was knocked out by a punch in the first round.
The guard had been knocked out and his gun was missing.
Tom was knocked out.
Translations
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Forms
knocks out, knocking out, knocked out, knocked out| Base form | knock out · to knock out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | knocks out |
| Present participle | knocking out |
| Past simple | knocked out |
| Past participle | knocked out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
13 phrasal verbs- knock upнабридати, втомлюватисяTo put together, fabricate, or assemble, particularly if done hastily or temporarily.
- knock offзбити, збиватиTo remove (something or someone) by applying a strong force.
- knock outнокаутуватиTo strike or bump (someone or something) out.
- knock downпродати, продаватиTo hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.
- knock overзасмучувати, засмутитиTo bump or strike something in such a way as to tip it.
- knock aboutповісити, вішатиTo hit (someone or something) all over repeatedly; hence, to behave violently towards or mistreat (someone or something).
- knock onTo commit a foul by knocking the ball forward.
- knock inTo enter college after hours—after half-past ten at night when the doors have been locked.
Synonyms
2 synonyms- knock unconscious or senseless:knock coldkayo
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb