"lights out" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} lights out
  1. Alternative form of lights-out Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: lights-out
    Sense id: en-lights_out-en-noun-q0QfjRJh
  2. Unconsciousness.
    Sense id: en-lights_out-en-noun-9xnlzdGj

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} lights out
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of light out Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: light out
    Sense id: en-lights_out-en-verb-8-LNEAdD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 2 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 3 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 3 90
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          "text": "It's lights out as Bruno is whacked on the back of his head with a black jack.",
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          "ref": "2012, Jeni Decker, I Wish I Were Engulfed in Flames:",
          "text": "Instant nausea, impaired vision, and the feeling of impending death, all prior to lights out.",
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        "Unconsciousness."
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