knock cold

/nɑk koʊld/
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Other forms: knocked cold

Definitions of knock cold
  1. verb
    knock unconscious or senseless
    synonyms: kayo, knock out
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    type of:
    beat, beat up, work over
    give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
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