knockout
Pronunciation: /ˈnɒk.aʊt/
The English word “knockout” has 15 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
- The deactivation of anything.
- Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny.
- A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman.
- A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal.
- The deactivation of a particular gene.
- A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated.
- An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print.
- A tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress to the next round.
- A simple game for two or more players, derived from basketball.
- A woman in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
adjective
- Rendering someone unconscious.
- Amazing; gorgeous; beautiful.
- Designating an organism in which a particular gene has been removed or deactivated.
- Causing elimination from a competition.
Etymology
Deverbal from knock out.
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