"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
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), ยกเดียวจอด (yohk diaao jaawt) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-adj-SA7AWmBn Disambiguation of 'Rendering someone unconscious': 93 1 4 2
  2. Amazing; gorgeous; beautiful. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Appearance Translations (Stunning; amazing; gorgeous): tyrmäävä (Finnish), 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 Appearance: 6 22 10 4 9 1 2 19 2 6 8 1 3 2 5 Disambiguation of 'Stunning; amazing; gorgeous': 3 92 3 2
  3. (genetics) Designating an organism in which a particular gene has been removed or deactivated. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Genetics, People
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-adj-aebr9Qa9 Disambiguation of People: 6 0 16 19 8 0 17 0 0 4 3 0 18 0 7 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  4. Causing elimination from a competition. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-adj-oknT6dws Disambiguation of People: 6 0 16 19 8 0 17 0 0 4 3 0 18 0 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: knock-out Related terms: knock one's socks off, knock out, technical knockout, TKO

Noun

IPA: /ˈnɒk.aʊt/ [UK], /ˈnɑk.oʊt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-knockout.wav Forms: knockouts [plural]
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 (nakáŭt) [masculine] (Belarusian), нокаут (nokaut) [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)
    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 Georgian translations, Terms with Indonesian 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 Disambiguation of English deverbals: 2 2 6 7 23 6 2 1 6 6 6 2 5 6 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 1 7 7 23 5 1 1 6 6 6 2 5 6 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 3 5 5 28 10 2 1 4 10 5 1 3 4 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 4 4 17 4 1 0 4 4 4 1 2 4 17 10 17 4 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 3 4 7 6 22 6 3 2 5 7 5 3 5 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 4 3 6 6 21 6 3 1 5 6 5 2 8 6 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 3 4 6 6 22 7 3 1 5 7 6 2 4 5 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 3 4 6 6 24 6 3 1 5 7 5 2 5 5 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 4 6 5 24 8 2 1 5 8 6 2 5 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 2 3 7 6 20 5 3 8 5 6 6 3 6 5 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 2 3 6 6 20 6 3 9 5 6 6 3 5 5 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 2 3 6 6 24 7 2 1 5 7 5 2 4 6 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 3 4 6 6 22 6 3 1 5 7 5 3 5 5 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 2 3 6 6 19 6 3 9 5 6 6 3 5 5 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 3 6 6 6 20 7 3 2 5 8 5 3 5 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 2 3 6 5 20 5 3 8 4 6 6 3 5 6 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 3 6 6 23 9 2 1 5 9 5 2 4 5 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 2 3 6 5 20 6 3 9 5 6 6 3 5 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 3 6 6 23 7 2 1 5 8 5 4 3 6 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 2 3 6 7 19 6 3 9 5 6 6 3 5 5 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 3 3 6 6 22 6 3 1 5 7 5 3 5 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 3 3 6 6 21 7 3 1 4 8 5 2 5 5 18 Disambiguation of 'act of making someone unconscious': 75 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 6 2 2
  2. The deactivation of anything.
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-noun-zEbEyS66
  3. (informal) Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny. Tags: informal Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-noun-Jlie~RBI Disambiguation of People: 6 0 16 19 8 0 17 0 0 4 3 0 18 0 7
  4. (informal) A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Appearance
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-noun-1AEODh7E Disambiguation of Appearance: 6 22 10 4 9 1 2 19 2 6 8 1 3 2 5
  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. Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-noun-CseDeQ4b Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  7. (genetics) A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated. Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-noun-7ALAQ-VE Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  8. (printing) An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print. Categories (topical): Printing
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-noun-MFk-UJMK 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. Categories (topical): Sports, People
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-noun-OsOG26aX Disambiguation of People: 6 0 16 19 8 0 17 0 0 4 3 0 18 0 7 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. Short for knockout auction. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: knockout auction
    Sense id: en-knockout-en-noun-5VAYCgIB Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Indonesian 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 Disambiguation of English deverbals: 2 2 6 7 23 6 2 1 6 6 6 2 5 6 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 1 7 7 23 5 1 1 6 6 6 2 5 6 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 4 4 17 4 1 0 4 4 4 1 2 4 17 10 17 4 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 3 4 7 6 22 6 3 2 5 7 5 3 5 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 3 4 6 6 22 7 3 1 5 7 6 2 4 5 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 2 3 6 6 20 6 3 9 5 6 6 3 5 5 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 2 3 6 6 24 7 2 1 5 7 5 2 4 6 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 3 4 6 6 22 6 3 1 5 7 5 3 5 5 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 2 3 6 6 19 6 3 9 5 6 6 3 5 5 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 3 6 6 6 20 7 3 2 5 8 5 3 5 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 2 3 6 5 20 5 3 8 4 6 6 3 5 6 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 3 6 6 23 9 2 1 5 9 5 2 4 5 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 2 3 6 5 20 6 3 9 5 6 6 3 5 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 3 6 6 23 7 2 1 5 8 5 4 3 6 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 2 3 6 7 19 6 3 9 5 6 6 3 5 5 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 3 3 6 6 22 6 3 1 5 7 5 3 5 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 3 3 6 6 21 7 3 1 4 8 5 2 5 5 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: knock-out Derived forms: knockout auction, knockout drop, knockout game, knockout merchant, knockout mouse, knockout rat, knockout stage, knockout whist

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1989 February 6, Network World, page 82:",
          "text": "Pull the plug on a node to see how the network handles a node knockout.",
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      "word": "녹아웃"
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      "roman": "zašemeten",
      "sense": "Rendering someone unconscious",
      "word": "зашеметен"
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      "word": "incapacitant"
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      "sense": "Stunning; amazing; gorgeous",
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      "word": "powalający"
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      "word": "lindo"
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      "word": "deslumbrante"
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