knock out in English

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "knock out",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "expression"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If you knock out someone, you knock somebody to make somebody go to sleep or become unconscious."
      ],
      "id": "simple-knock_out-en-phrase-pYiSPRJG"
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Colloquial",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The movie just knocked me out."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you knock out someone, you surprise and impress them very much"
      ],
      "id": "simple-knock_out-en-phrase-XhkaIvkC",
      "raw_tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-au-knock out.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "knock out"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "knock out",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "expression"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "If you knock out someone, you knock somebody to make somebody go to sleep or become unconscious."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Colloquial"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The movie just knocked me out."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you knock out someone, you surprise and impress them very much"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "en-au-knock out.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "knock out"
}

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"knock out" meaning in English

Phrase