knockout

• knock-out

From knock out.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnɒk.aʊt/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnɑk.oʊt/

knockout (plural knockouts)

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.

   The boxer scored a knockout on his opponent.

2. The deactivation of anything.
   • 1989 February 6, Network World, page 82:

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

3. (informal) Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny.

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

4. (informal) A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman.
   • 1995, Rhonda K. Reinholtz et al., "Sexual Discourse and Sexual Intercourse," in P. J. Kalbfleisch and M. J. Cody, eds., Gender, Power, and Communications in Human Relationships, p. 150,

     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.

5. A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal.

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

6. (genetics) The deactivation of a particular gene.
7. (genetics) A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated.
8. (printing) An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print.
9. (sports) A tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress to the next round.

   the knockout stages of the competition

   • 2011 November 3, Chris Bevan, “Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport‎:

     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.

10. (uncountable) A simple game for two or more players, derived from basketball.
11. Short for knockout auction.

• knockout auction
• knockout drop
• knockout game
• knockout merchant
• knockout mouse
• knockout rat
• knockout whist

• → Portuguese: nocaute, knockout
• → Spanish: nocaut

knockout (not comparable)

1. Rendering someone unconscious.

   He delivered a knockout blow.

2. Amazing; gorgeous; beautiful.

   You should have seen her knockout eyes.

   • 2010, Ro Martinez, Modeling at Any Age, page 81:

     If the same model has beautiful hair, white teeth, glowing skin, a fit body, good hands and legs, a great wardrobe, and a knockout comp, her value on the "bookability meter" goes sky high.

3. (genetics) Designating an organism in which a particular gene has been removed or deactivated.
   • 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 255:

     The result is a so-called knockout mouse, reared with a single gene silenced, the better to reveal that gene's true purpose.

4. Causing elimination from a competition.
   • 2012, Ben Smith, Leeds United 2-1 Everton‎:

     Rodolph Austin delivered the knockout blow from close range 20 minutes from time, after Aidan White had given Leeds a dream start after four minutes.

• knock one's socks off
• knock out
• technical knockout, TKO

Unadapted borrowing from English knockout.

• Hyphenation: knoc‧kout

knockout m (plural knockouts)

1. Alternative form of nocaute

   Synonym: KO

Borrowed from French knock-out or English knockout.

knockout n (plural knockouturi)

1. (sports) knockout

Borrowed from English knockout. Attested since 1921.

knockout c

1. (sports, boxing) a knockout

   vinna på knockout

   win by knockout

   slå knockout på någon

   knock someone out

2. (figuratively) a knockout (decisive victory or the like)

• golva (“floor”)
• knocka (“knock out”)

• knockout in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• knockout in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• knockout in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)