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Knockout

//ˈnɑk.oʊt// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Rendering someone unconscious. not-comparable

    "He delivered a knockout blow."

  2. 2
    Amazing; gorgeous; beautiful. not-comparable

    "You should have seen her knockout eyes."

  3. 3
    Designating an organism in which a particular gene has been removed or deactivated. not-comparable

    "The result is a so-called knockout mouse, reared with a single gene silenced, the better to reveal that gene's true purpose."

  4. 4
    Causing elimination from a competition. not-comparable

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    very strong or vigorous wordnet
Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    a blow that renders the opponent unconscious wordnet
  3. 3
    The deactivation of anything.

    "Pull the plug on a node to see how the network handles a node knockout."

  4. 4
    a very attractive or seductive looking woman wordnet
  5. 5
    Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny. informal

    "If you've ever had a sack race, you know it's a real knockout for kids and adults alike."

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  1. 6
    A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman. informal

    "“There’s a girl wants to see you. Her name’s Wonderly.” “A customer?” “I guess so. You’ll want to see her anyway: she’s a knockout.”"

  2. 7
    A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal.

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

  3. 8
    The deactivation of a particular gene.
  4. 9
    A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated.
  5. 10
    An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print.
  6. 11
    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"

  7. 12
    A simple game for two or more players, derived from basketball. uncountable
  8. 13
    A woman in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. US, capitalized
  9. 14
    Ellipsis of knockout auction. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Etymology

Etymology 1

Deverbal from knock out.

Etymology 2

Deverbal from knock out.

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