knock out

/nɑk aʊt/

/nɒk aʊt/

Other forms: knocked out; knocking out; knocks out

Definitions of knock out

1. verb

   eliminate
   “knock out a target”

   type of:

   do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of

   terminate, end, or take out
2. verb

   knock unconscious or senseless
   “the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds”

   synonyms: kayo, knock cold

   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
3. verb

   destroy or break forcefully
   “The windows were knocked out”

   type of:

   remove, take, take away, withdraw

   remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
4. verb

   overwhelm with admiration
   type of:

   overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm

   overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
5. verb

   empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out
   “knocked out a pipe”

   type of:

   empty

   make void or empty of contents