American English pronunciation

How to pronounce knockout

IPA transcription: ['nɑ,kaʊt]

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Noun

Adjective

  • very strong or vigorous

    “strong winds”

    “a hard left to the chin”

    “a knockout punch”

    “a severe blow”

Usage examples

  • Fox won her next seven fights in a row, with two knockouts.
  • Knockout then became an official member of the Six.
  • In his first fight he defeated by way of knockout, Hull-based Tony Booth.
  • This enables easy selection of cells or individuals in which knockout was successful.
  • After four knockdowns, Soliman lost by knockout in round nine.
  • It is used in horticulture, animal breeding and in production of gene knockout organisms.
  • Alfred once again beat Boodram by knockout, this time in the third round.
  • Wolfe retained her title in a rematch with Valley, by a sixth round knockout.
  • Ramírez was part of this competition, in which his team reached the knockout stages.
  • She scored her second first round knockout in a row that night.