English Explanatory Dictionary

knock out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To strike or render unconscious
To strike or bump (someone or something) out.
To render unconscious, as by a blow to the head.
To put to sleep.
To fall asleep, especially suddenly.
To exhaust.
To impress, surpass or overwhelm (someone).
To defeat or kill (someone).
To cause a mechanism to become non-functional by damaging or destroying it.
To eliminate from a contest or similar.
To communicate (a message) by knocking.
To complete, especially in haste; knock off.

Pronunciation

En-au-knock out.ogg

Word forms

knock out knocks out knocking out knocked out

Related words

knockout kick out punch out strike out knock in

Derived words

knock one out knock oneself out → don't knock yourself out

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