Meaning

11 senses
  1. 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.

    нока́утnokáut

    нока́утnokáut

  2. The deactivation of anything.

  3. (informal)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.

  4. (informal)A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman.

    a very attractive or seductive looking woman

  5. A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal.

    They left a knockout in the panel for running extra wires someday.

  6. The deactivation of a particular gene.

  7. A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated.

  8. An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print.

  9. 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

  10. (uncountable)A simple game for two or more players, derived from basketball.

  11. (US, capitalized)A woman in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. You're a knockout.

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  2. He won the fight by a knockout.

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  3. Ten minutes after the knockout, the boxer regained consciousness.

    ruЧерез десять минут после нокаута боксёр пришёл в сознание.

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  4. I want to win this fight with a knockout.

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  5. Isn't she a knockout?

    deSie ist doch eine Wucht, oder?

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
act of making someone unconscious:
Русский
By meaning 1
act of making someone unconscious:

Origin

Deverbal from knock out.

Deverbal from knock out.

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Forms

plural: knockouts
Singularknockout

uncountable

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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