knockout
pronunciation
How to pronounce knockout in British English:
UK [ˈnɒkaʊt]
How to pronounce knockout in American English:
US [ˈnɑkaʊt]
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- Noun:
- a very attractive or seductive looking woman
- a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
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- Adjective:
- very strong or vigorous
Word Origin
- knockout (n.)
- also knock-out, in fighting, 1887, from verbal phrase knock out "to stun by a blow for a 10-count" in boxing, short for to knock out of time; see knock (v.) + out. Slang meaning "attractive person" is from 1892. To knock oneself out "make a great effort" is from 1936.
Example
- 1. Many matches in the knockout stages also have been decided in shootouts .
- 2. Copenhagen qualifies for knockout stage in europe thumbnail .
- 3. Technical knockout by the referee stopping the contest .
- 4. Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 knockout accentuates ethanol-induced cardiac depression : role of protein phosphatases .
- 5. The bodies of adult knockout males were 23 % fat .