Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of knocking out.
- noun The state of being knocked out.
- noun A blow that knocks out an opponent.
- noun A victory in boxing in which one's opponent is unable to rise from the canvas within a specified time after being knocked down or is judged too injured to continue.
- noun The act of winning a boxing match in this way.
- noun Slang A strikingly attractive or impressive person or thing.
- adjective Capable of knocking someone out.
- adjective Strikingly attractive or impressive.
- adjective Genetics Having a specific single gene inactivated or removed by genetic manipulation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Act of knocking out, or state of being knocked out; the act of rendering a person unconscious by a blow.
- noun a blow which causes a person to become unconscious.
- noun (Boxing) the winning of a boxing contest by rendering the opponent unable to stand for a specified period, usually a count of ten; -- in contrast to a win by a
decision . - noun Informal a strikingly beautiful woman.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of making someone
unconscious , or at least unable to come back on their feet within a certain period of time; aTKO . - noun The
deactivation of anything. - noun informal Something wildly
popular ,entertaining , or funny. - noun informal A very
attractive person, especially abeautiful woman. - noun A partially
punched opening meant for optional later removal. - noun genetics The
deactivation of a particulargene . - noun genetics A creature
engineered with a particular gene deactivated. - noun printing An event where a
foreground color causes abackground color not to print. - noun sports A
tournament , in which a team or player mustbeat the opponent in order to progress to the nextround . - adjective Rendering someone unconscious.
- adjective Amazing;
gorgeous ;beautiful . - adjective genetics Designating an organism in which a particular
gene has been removed or deactivated. - adjective Causing elimination from a competition
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective very strong or vigorous
- noun a very attractive or seductive looking woman
- noun a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
Etymologies
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Examples
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Several rodent models have identified UDT in knockout models of hoxa10, hoxa11, hox13, cgrp, insl3, and great genes.
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I was known as a knockout artist with one punch and was dubbed the dirtiest fighter on the continent.
Blue Rage, Black Redemption Stanley Tookie Williams 2007
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I was known as a knockout artist with one punch and was dubbed the dirtiest fighter on the continent.
Blue Rage, Black Redemption Stanley Tookie Williams 2007
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I was known as a knockout artist with one punch and was dubbed the dirtiest fighter on the continent.
Blue Rage, Black Redemption Stanley Tookie Williams 2007
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I was known as a knockout artist with one punch and was dubbed the dirtiest fighter on the continent.
Blue Rage, Black Redemption Stanley Tookie Williams 2007
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Winners by knockout: Of the 16 nations that have progressed to the second round of the World Cup, the three most successful in knockout matches are Italy, Brazil and Germany.
USATODAY.com - Agoos out 4-6 weeks; half of back line out 2002
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Today's "lab rat" is a technological marvel -- and also happens to be, in most instances, what is called a "knockout mouse."
unknown title 2011
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In his 3rd fight in France, Drayton, had another non-title knockout, in 2 rounds over Mexican Juan Alonso Villa, (14-5), in Val-de-Marne.
Doghouse Boxing News 2009
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In his 3rd fight in France, Drayton, had another non-title knockout, in 2 rounds over Mexican Juan Alonso Villa, (14-5), in Val-de-Marne.
Doghouse Boxing News 2009
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In his 3rd fight in France, Drayton, had another non-title knockout, in 2 rounds over Mexican Juan Alonso Villa, (14-5), in Val-de-Marne.
Doghouse Boxing News 2009
bilby commented on the word knockout
Nigerian English - firework(s).
June 21, 2009