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noun
- 1. an act of knocking someone out, especially in boxing: "a knockout blow" Similar
- 2. a tournament in which the loser in each round is eliminated. British Similar
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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. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of KNOCKOUT is the act of knocking out : the condition of being knocked out. How to use knockout in a sentence.
a panel in a casing, can, or box, especially of metal or plastic, so designed that it can readily be removed, as by punching, hammering, or cutting, to provide an opening into the interior: a knockout in a junction box. Machinery. a device for knocking something loose, as finished work from a lathe chuck.
Definition of 'knockout' Word Frequency. knockout. (nɒkaʊt ) also knock-out. Word forms: plural knockouts. 1. countable noun [also by N] In boxing, a knockout is a situation in which a boxer wins the fight by making his or her opponent fall to the ground and be unable to stand up before the referee has counted to ten.
Definitions of knockout. noun. a blow that renders the opponent unconscious. synonyms: KO, kayo. see more. adjective. very strong or vigorous. “a knockout punch” synonyms: hard, severe. strong. having strength or power greater than average or expected. noun. a very attractive woman.
Definition of knockout noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a panel in a casing, can, or box, especially of metal or plastic, so designed that it can readily be removed, as by punching, hammering, or cutting, to provide an opening into the interior: a knockout in a junction box.
