American English pronunciation
How to pronounce knockout
IPA transcription: ['nɑ,kaʊt]
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Noun
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a very attractive or seductive looking woman
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a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
Adjective
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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.