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knockout

[ nok-out ]

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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.

knockout

/ ˈnɒkˌaʊt /

the act of rendering unconscious
a blow that renders an opponent unconscious
1. a competition in which competitors are eliminated progressively
2. ( 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

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

1810–20; 1935–40 knockout fordef 4; noun, adj. use of verb phrase knock out

The Obama team has won the first round on the six-month agreement with Iran by a knockout.

Indeed, when asked about the “knockout game,” law enforcement has been skeptical.

With the “knockout game,” we have several cases in a handful of cities, as well as five reported deaths.

Have teenagers adopted a new game of random assaults, with the goal of a one-hit “knockout”?

She deliver a knockout performance, helping her clear the second big hurdle: living up to expectations.

I hunched my right shoulder and aimed a stiff knockout jolt at the officer's jaw.

I set myself and sent a short knockout punch against his chin.

The effects of a knockout blow, however deftly administered, do not last long.

For the first time in five-and-twenty years of fighting, clean and dirty, Fergus McLaughlin had taken a knockout.

But Frank Brooks wasn't full of knockout drops this time, and with a clear head he was no pushover.

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