Knockout
Pronunciation: /ˈnɑːˌkaʊt/
Knockout (noun)
- a win in boxing when one fighter cannot continue after being hit.
- a person who is very attractive.
- a competition stage where losers are removed until one winner remains.
Examples
- The boxer won by a knockout in the final round.
- A knockout ended the match abruptly.
Common collocations: win by knockout, suffer a knockout, look like a knockout, be a knockout, knockout stage
Knockout (verb)
- to hit someone so hard that they become unconscious.
Examples
- The punch was strong enough to knockout the opponent.
- He managed to knockout his rival with one hit.