knockout
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈnɒkaʊt/
knockout (plural knockouts)
- The act of making someone unconscious, or at least unable to come back on their feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.
- The boxer scored a knockout on his opponent.
- The deactivation of anything.
- 1989, Network World (6 February 1989, page 82)
- Pull the plug on a node to see how the network handles a node knockout.
- 1989, Network World (6 February 1989, page 82)
- (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.
- (informal) A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman.
- 1995, Rhonda K. Reinholtz et al., "Sexual Discourse and Sexual Intercourse ↗," in P. J. Kalbfleisch and M. J. Cody, eds., Gender, Power, and Communications in Human Relationships, p. 150,
- Phrases such as "she bowled me over," "she's striking," and "she's a knockout" suggest that the woman affects the man in ways he cannot mediate or control.
- 1995, Rhonda K. Reinholtz et al., "Sexual Discourse and Sexual Intercourse ↗," in P. J. Kalbfleisch and M. J. Cody, eds., Gender, Power, and Communications in Human Relationships, p. 150,
- A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal.
- They left a knockout in the panel for running extra wires someday.
- (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.
- the knockout stages of the competition
- (uncountable) A simple game for two or more players, derived from basketball.
- A knockout auction.
- Portuguese: nocaute
- Russian: нока́ут
knockout (not comparable)
- Rendering someone unconscious.
- He delivered a knockout blow.
- Amazing; gorgeous; beautiful.
- You should have seen her knockout eyes.
- (genetics) Designating an organism in which a particular gene has been removed or deactivated.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 255:
- The result is a so-called knockout mouse, reared with a single gene silenced, the better to reveal that gene's true purpose.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 255:
- Causing elimination from a competition
- 2012, Ben Smith, Leeds United 2-1 Everton
- Rodolph Austin delivered the knockout blow from close range 20 minutes from time, after Aidan White had given Leeds a dream start after four minutes.
- 2012, Ben Smith, Leeds United 2-1 Everton
- Portuguese: impressionante
- Russian: сногсшиба́тельный
- Spanish: despampanante
- knock one's socks off
- knock out
- technical knockout, TKO
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