Meaning of Knockout | Babel Free

Definitions

1. 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.
2. The deactivation of anything.
3. Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny.
   informal
4. A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman.
   informal
5. A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal.
6. The deactivation of a particular gene.
7. A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated.
8. An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print.
9. A tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress to the next round.
10. A simple game for two or more players, derived from basketball.
    uncountable
11. A woman in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
    US, capitalized
12. Ellipsis of knockout auction.
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

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Examples

“The boxer scored a knockout on his opponent.”

“Pull the plug on a node to see how the network handles a node knockout.”

“If you've ever had a sack race, you know it's a real knockout for kids and adults alike.”

““There’s a girl wants to see you. Her name’s Wonderly.” “A customer?” “I guess so. You’ll want to see her anyway: she’s a knockout.””

“"You’re asking too many questions. Look. You’re a cute kid. I mean, you’re a hell of a chick. You’re a knockout. But don’t go thinking you’re too important at this stage."”

“Phrases such as "she bowled me over," "she's striking," and "she's a knockout" suggest that the woman affects the man in ways he cannot mediate or control.”

“She was the "bikini-babe", "Sarkozette" stunna who never was. Paris was baffled this week when some of the British media began drooling over an old beach photograph of a former newsreader, Christine Kelly, whom they announced as Sarkozy's latest cabinet appointment—or rather "knockout lovely" or "oh yes, minister!".”

“They left a knockout in the panel for running extra wires someday.”

“the knockout stages of the competition”

“In truth, Tottenham never really looked like taking all three points and this defeat means they face a battle to reach the knockout stages -with their next home game against PAOK Salonika on 30 November likely to prove decisive.”

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