"knockout" meaning in English

See knockout in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈnɒk.aʊt/ [UK], /ˈnɑk.oʊt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-knockout.wav Forms: knock-out [alternative]
Etymology: Deverbal from knock out. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|knock out}} Deverbal from knock out Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} knockout (not comparable)
  1. Rendering someone unconscious. Tags: not-comparable Translations (Rendering someone unconscious): зашеметен (zašemeten) (Bulgarian), tyrmäävä (Finnish), incapacitant (French), assommant (French), incosciente (Italian), nokautujący (Polish), ยกเดียวจอด (yohk diaao jaawt) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-adj-SA7AWmBn Disambiguation of 'Rendering someone unconscious': 94 1 3 2
  2. Amazing; gorgeous; beautiful. Tags: not-comparable Translations (Stunning; amazing; gorgeous): tyrmäävä (Finnish), abraiante (Galician), impresionante (Galician), საოცარი (saocari) (Georgian), გადასარევი (gadasarevi) (Georgian), powalający (Polish), lindo (Portuguese), deslumbrante (Portuguese), сногсшиба́тельный (snogsšibátelʹnyj) (Russian), despampanante (Spanish), ยกเดียวจอด (yohk diaao jaawt) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-adj-IWt6gHFr Disambiguation of 'Stunning; amazing; gorgeous': 3 93 3 2
  3. (genetics) Designating an organism in which a particular gene has been removed or deactivated. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-adj-aebr9Qa9 Categories (other): Genetics, Appearance Disambiguation of Appearance: 8 2 11 6 13 2 4 8 3 6 7 2 5 2 13 8 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  4. Causing elimination from a competition. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-adj-oknT6dws
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: knock one's socks off, knock out, technical knockout, TKO
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈnɒk.aʊt/ [UK], /ˈnɑk.oʊt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-knockout.wav Forms: knockouts [plural], knock-out [alternative]
Etymology: Deverbal from knock out. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|knock out}} Deverbal from knock out Head templates: {{en-noun}} knockout (plural knockouts)
  1. The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO. Translations (act of making someone unconscious): нака́ўт (nakáwt) [masculine] (Belarusian), но́каут (nókaut) [masculine] (Bulgarian), knock-out (Dutch), tyrmäys (Finnish), KO [masculine] (French), knock-out (French), ნოკაუტი (noḳauṭi) (Georgian), knockout (Indonesian), ノックアウト (nokkuauto) (Japanese), 녹아웃 (nogaut) (Korean), нокаут (nokaut) [masculine] (Macedonian), nokaut [masculine] (Polish), nocaute [masculine] (Portuguese), нока́ут (nokáut) [masculine] (Russian), nokaut [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), nakavt (Turkish), нока́ут (nokáut) [masculine] (Ukrainian), nốc ao (Vietnamese), đo ván (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-noun-q-TDR6Be Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Appearance Disambiguation of English deverbals: 2 3 6 6 20 5 2 2 4 5 5 2 5 5 10 19 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 1 6 6 20 5 1 2 5 5 6 2 5 5 9 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 3 5 5 27 10 2 1 3 10 4 2 2 4 5 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 4 4 16 4 1 0 3 4 4 1 2 4 5 16 11 17 4 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 3 5 5 5 20 6 3 2 5 6 5 3 4 5 8 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 4 4 4 18 5 2 4 5 5 4 2 7 5 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 3 5 6 5 20 6 3 2 5 7 5 3 4 5 8 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 3 5 5 5 23 6 3 2 5 6 5 3 4 5 8 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 4 5 5 21 7 2 2 5 7 4 2 4 5 9 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 3 5 5 5 20 6 3 2 5 6 5 3 4 5 8 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 2 3 4 4 17 5 4 12 4 5 4 5 4 5 10 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 3 4 4 4 17 5 5 11 5 5 4 3 4 5 8 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 3 4 4 4 21 7 2 2 4 7 4 3 5 6 9 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 2 4 5 5 22 7 2 1 5 7 5 2 4 5 8 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 3 4 5 5 21 6 3 2 5 6 5 3 4 5 10 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 3 4 4 4 17 6 5 11 5 6 4 3 4 5 8 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 3 5 5 5 18 7 3 1 5 7 5 3 4 5 8 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 2 4 4 4 17 6 5 10 4 6 4 3 4 5 10 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 3 5 5 21 9 2 1 5 9 5 2 3 5 7 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 3 4 4 4 18 5 5 10 4 5 4 3 4 4 10 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 3 5 6 20 7 2 3 4 7 5 5 3 5 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 2 4 4 4 18 5 5 10 5 6 4 2 4 5 8 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 3 4 5 4 21 6 3 1 5 6 5 2 4 5 10 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 3 4 5 4 20 8 3 2 4 8 4 2 4 5 10 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 3 4 4 4 18 5 5 10 4 5 4 3 4 4 10 13 Disambiguation of Appearance: 8 2 11 6 13 2 4 8 3 6 7 2 5 2 13 8 Disambiguation of 'act of making someone unconscious': 66 0 1 4 2 1 2 1 7 2 9 3
  2. The deactivation of anything.
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-noun-zEbEyS66
  3. (informal) Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-noun-Jlie~RBI
  4. (informal) A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman. Tags: informal Synonyms: stunner
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-noun-1AEODh7E
  5. A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal.
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-noun-tGXUNPDN
  6. (genetics) The deactivation of a particular gene.
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-noun-CseDeQ4b Categories (other): Genetics Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  7. (genetics) A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated.
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-noun-7ALAQ-VE Categories (other): Genetics Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  8. (printing) An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print.
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-noun-MFk-UJMK Categories (other): Printing Topics: media, printing, publishing
  9. (sports) A tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress to the next round.
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-noun-OsOG26aX Categories (other): Sports Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  10. (uncountable) A simple game for two or more players, derived from basketball. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-noun-b3BC58te
  11. (US, professional wrestling, capitalized) A woman in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Tags: US, capitalized
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-noun-LW6ZuhkJ Categories (other): American English, Professional wrestling, English deverbals, Appearance Disambiguation of English deverbals: 2 3 6 6 20 5 2 2 4 5 5 2 5 5 10 19 Disambiguation of Appearance: 8 2 11 6 13 2 4 8 3 6 7 2 5 2 13 8 Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, professional-wrestling, sports, war, wrestling
  12. Ellipsis of knockout auction. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: knockout auction
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-noun-4C6yGJAo Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English deverbals: 2 3 6 6 20 5 2 2 4 5 5 2 5 5 10 19 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 1 6 6 20 5 1 2 5 5 6 2 5 5 9 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 4 4 16 4 1 0 3 4 4 1 2 4 5 16 11 17 4 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 3 5 6 20 7 2 3 4 7 5 5 3 5 6 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: knockout auction, knockout drop, knockout game, knockout merchant, knockout mouse, knockout rat, knockout stage, knockout whist
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "Rendering someone unconscious",
      "word": "assommant"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "Rendering someone unconscious",
      "word": "incosciente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "Rendering someone unconscious",
      "word": "nokautujący"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "yohk diaao jaawt",
      "sense": "Rendering someone unconscious",
      "word": "ยกเดียวจอด"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "Stunning; amazing; gorgeous",
      "word": "tyrmäävä"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "Stunning; amazing; gorgeous",
      "word": "abraiante"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "Stunning; amazing; gorgeous",
      "word": "impresionante"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "saocari",
      "sense": "Stunning; amazing; gorgeous",
      "word": "საოცარი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "gadasarevi",
      "sense": "Stunning; amazing; gorgeous",
      "word": "გადასარევი"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "Stunning; amazing; gorgeous",
      "word": "powalający"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "Stunning; amazing; gorgeous",
      "word": "lindo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "Stunning; amazing; gorgeous",
      "word": "deslumbrante"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "snogsšibátelʹnyj",
      "sense": "Stunning; amazing; gorgeous",
      "word": "сногсшиба́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "Stunning; amazing; gorgeous",
      "word": "despampanante"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "yohk diaao jaawt",
      "sense": "Stunning; amazing; gorgeous",
      "word": "ยกเดียวจอด"
    }
  ],
  "word": "knockout"
}

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