Knockout

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act of knocking out.
  • n. The state of being knocked out.
  • n. A blow that knocks out an opponent.
  • n. Sports A victory in boxing in which one's opponent is unable to rise from the canvas within a specified time after being knocked down or is judged too injured to continue.
  • n. Sports The act of winning a boxing match in this way: won the fight by a knockout.
  • n. Slang A strikingly attractive or impressive person or thing.
  • adj. Capable of knocking out: a knockout punch.
  • adj. Strikingly attractive or impressive.
  • adj. Having a specific single gene removed from the genome by genetic manipulation: knockout mice used in an experiment.
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  • n. The act of making someone unconscious, or at least unable to come back on their feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.
  • n. The deactivation of anything.
  • n. Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny.
  • n. A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman.
  • n. A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal.
  • n. The deactivation of a particular gene.
  • n. A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated.
  • n. An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print.
  • n. A tournament, in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress to the next round.
  • adj. Rendering someone unconscious.
  • adj. Amazing; gorgeous; beautiful.
  • adj. Designating an organism in which a particular gene has been removed or deactivated.
  • adj. Causing elimination from a competition
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Act of knocking out, or state of being knocked out; the act of rendering a person unconscious by a blow.
  • n. a blow which causes a person to become unconscious.
  • n. the winning of a boxing contest by rendering the opponent unable to stand for a specified period, usually a count of ten; -- in contrast to a win by a decision.
  • n. a strikingly beautiful woman.
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  • adj. very strong or vigorous
  • n. a very attractive or seductive looking woman
  • n. a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
    • Equivalent
    strong    knock-out   
    Antonym
    decision   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    woman    adult female   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    knockout blow    knockout punch   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    lockout   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    knock-out    knockdown    lightning-fast    tranquilizing    roundhouse   
     
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