What does knock out mean?
Definitions for knock out
knock out
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Princeton's WordNet
knock outverb
eliminate
"knock out a target"
knock cold, knock out, kayoverb
knock unconscious or senseless
"the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds"
knock outverb
destroy or break forcefully
"The windows were knocked out"
knock outverb
overwhelm with admiration
"All the guys were knocked out by her charm"
knock outverb
empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out
"knocked out a pipe"
Wiktionary
knock outverb
To strike or bump (someone or something) out.
knock outverb
To render unconscious, as by a blow to the head.
knock outverb
To put to sleep.
knock outverb
To exhaust.
knock outverb
To complete, especially in haste; knock off.
knock outverb
To cause a mechanism to become non-functional by damaging or destroying it.
knock outverb
To eliminate.
ChatGPT
knock out
Knock out, often written as knockout or abbreviated as KO, primarily refers to a scenario in combat sports (like boxing or martial arts) where one participant is unable to continue due to being struck with a forceful blow. The term might also refer to an elimination round in a competition or tournament, where losing participants are "knocked out" or excluded from future rounds. Additionally, in genetics, a knockout refers to an organism that has an inactivated or "knocked out" gene.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of knock out in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of knock out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of knock out in a Sentence
It's the currency risk that is the most volatile, hardest to see and the fastest reacting, that's the left hook that can knock out the boxer.
We're pretty used to seeing Texas storms knock out power, but they tend to be localized, this was a very widespread event. Everybody's out working to restore power, and all of our crews are out in full force to make sure we can get the power on as soon as possible.
Gustave Flaubert, "Madame Bovary":
Human speech is a cracked cauldron on which we knock out tunes for dancing bears, when we wish to conjure pity from the stars.
What things would you have to strip out in terms of genes or in terms neurosystems to be left with a chassis that is effectively a flyable chassis? Why is an insect not a flying robot?, Because it has stuff in there that you would like to knock out and then get yourself a chassis.
If we just keep living longer, but we don't knock out this horrible disease, it will be the sinkhole of the century, it will take us down - every country. It will be a horror beyond horrors. And how much do we spend for research on this disease? Hardly anything.
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