knockout

IPA: nˈɑkaʊt

noun

  • 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 deactivation of anything.
  • (informal) Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny.
  • (informal) A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman.
  • A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal.
  • (genetics) The deactivation of a particular gene.
  • (genetics) A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated.
  • (printing) An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print.
  • (sports) A tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress to the next round.
  • (uncountable) A simple game for two or more players, derived from basketball.
  • Short for knockout auction. [An auction where most of the bidders are secretly shills.]

adjective

  • Rendering someone unconscious.
  • Amazing; gorgeous; beautiful.
  • (genetics) Designating an organism in which a particular gene has been removed or deactivated.
  • Causing elimination from a competition.

knock out

IPA: nˈɑkˈaʊt

verb

  • (transitive) To strike or bump (someone or something) out.
  • (transitive, idiomatic) To render unconscious, as by a blow to the head.
  • (transitive, informal, idiomatic) To put to sleep.
  • (intransitive, informal, idiomatic) To fall asleep, especially suddenly.
  • (transitive, informal, idiomatic) To exhaust.
  • (transitive, informal) To complete, especially in haste; knock off.
  • (transitive, idiomatic) To cause a mechanism to become non-functional by damaging or destroying it.
  • (transitive) To eliminate from a contest or similar.
  • (transitive) To communicate (a message) by knocking.
  • To lose the scent of hounds in fox-hunting.
  • (obsolete, Oxford University slang) To leave college after hours—after half-past ten at night when the doors have been locked.

knock-out

IPA: nˈɑkˈaʊt

noun

  • Alternative form of knockout [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.]
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