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   Knock·out

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   • 1. an act of knocking someone out, especially in boxing: "a knockout blow" Similar stunning blowfinishing blowcoup de grâceinformal:KOkayo
   • ▪ an extremely attractive or impressive person or thing: "he must have been a knockout when he was young" Similar beautyvisionpicturesensationjoy to beholddreaminformal:stunnerdishlookergood-lookerlovelypeacheyefulsmashercrackermasterpiecesensationmarvelwondertriumphwinnersuccessfeatcoupmaster strokesmash hithitattractiontour de forcecoup de maîtreinformal:smashercrackerOpposite failureflop
   • ▪ a tournament in which the loser in each round is eliminated. Similar elimination matchtieelimination competition

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   What do you mean by a knockout?

   • Informal To copy or imitate, especially without permission: knocking off someone else's ideas. 1. To render unconscious. 2. Sports To defeat (a boxing opponent) by a knockout. 3. To render useless or inoperative: The storm knocked out the phones. 4. Informal To excite or overwhelm, especially by being sexually attractive.

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   What is a knockout agreement?

   • From Longman Business Dictionary knock‧out /ˈnɒk-aʊtˈnɑːk-/ noun [ countable] an arrangement in which people who are trying to buy the same thing agree not to compete against each other on the price It appears to be doubtful whether a knockout was arranged. aknockout agreement

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   What does knock mean?

   • to drive, force, or render by a blow or blows: to knock a man senseless. to make by striking a blow or blows: to knock a hole in the wall. to strike (a thing) against something else. Informal Terms to criticize, esp. in a carping manner: He's always knocking everything. impress greatly.

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   What does knock out mean?

   • to make unconscious: [ ~ + out + object] The gas knocked out the entire household. [ ~ + object + out] The pills knocked him out at once. to make tired or exhausted: [ ~ + object + out] This work knocks me out. [ ~ + out + object] This work could knock out anyone.

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   knockout noun [C] (COMPETITION) (US elimination tournament) a competition in which only the winners of each stage play in the next stage, until one competitor or team is the final winner: The tournament is a straight knockout. a knockout competition / championship.

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   Definition of knockout noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   knockout meaning: in boxing, a hard hit that makes a player unconscious. Learn more.

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   knockout /ˈnɒkˌaʊt/ n. the act of rendering unconscious. a blow that renders an opponent unconscious. a competition in which competitors are eliminated progressively. (as modifier): a knockout contest. informal a person or thing that is overwhelmingly impressive or attractive: she's a knockout.

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   From Longman Business Dictionary knock‧out /ˈnɒk-aʊtˈnɑːk-/ noun [ countable] an arrangement in which people who are trying to buy the same thing agree not to compete against each other on the price It appears to be doubtful whether a knockout was arranged. aknockout agreement.

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   6 days ago · 1. Boxing. to defeat (an opponent) by knocking to the ground so that it is not possible to rise before an official count of ten. 2. a. to make unconscious. b. to make exhausted; tire out. 3. to defeat, destroy, etc. 4. Informal. to do; make; specif., to compose or write casually or with careless haste. 5. Slang.

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   1. An instance of striking or colliding. 2. The sound of a sharp blow on a hard surface. 3. A pounding or clanking noise made by an engine, often as a result of faulty fuel combustion. Also called ping. 4. Slang A cutting, often petty criticism. Phrasal Verbs: knock around (or about) Informal. 1.