knock out

Speech parts

1. knock out - Noun

2. knock out - Verb

3. knock out - Phrase

Meaning

knock unconscious or senseless

destroy or break forcefully

empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out

eliminate

overwhelm with admiration

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

knock-out

Synonyms

kayo tucker lam wow daze clef hypnotize hit fell floor affect defeat drug destroy beat
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Antonyms

rouse jump-start drive advance encourage bore
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Hypernyms

take remove empty beat overcome eliminate

Examples

Politics is like boxing - you try to knock out your opponents. Idi Amin

The more we pour the big machines, the fuel, the pesticides, the herbicides, the fertilizer and chemicals into farming, the more we knock out the mechanism that made it all work in the first place. David R. Brower

I would never let myself knock out a journalist. Gérard Depardieu

If you lock me in the room with a piano teacher for a year I might be able to knock out a rendition of 'Roll Out The Barrel,' but will I ever be a concert pianist? No. Alan Sugar

And second, keep in mind that you are a weapon. In theory, when you're done with training, you should be able to kick a hole in a wall or knock out a moose with a single punch." "I would never hit a moose," said Clary. "They're endangered. Cassandra Clare

They use a wedge to knock out a wedge. Russian Proverb

Words in the phrase

knock out

Close letter words and terms

knock one out of the park knock oneself knock oneself out knock out of place knock out of position knock out of the box