knockout

knockout
knock|out1 [ˈnɔk-aut US ˈna:k-] n
1.) when a ↑boxer hits his opponent so hard that he falls down and cannot get up again
▪ The fight ended in a knockout.
2.) informal someone or something that is very attractive or successful
▪ Her dress was a knockout.
3.) a type of competition in which only the winning players or teams at each stage continue to play until there is only one winner
knockout 2
knockout2 adj informal
1.) knockout punch/blow
a) a hard hit that knocks someone down so that they cannot get up again
b) an action or event that causes defeat or failure
▪ High interest rates have been a knockout blow to the business.
2.) relating to a type of competition in which only the winning players or teams at each stage continue to play
▪ Scotland's failure to get through the knockout stage of the competition
3.) knockout pills/drops etc
↑pills etc that make someone unconscious

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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