KNOCK OUT


Meaning of KNOCK OUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ transitive verb ]

Date: 1856

1. : to produce roughly or hastily

2.

a.

(1) : to defeat (a boxing opponent) by a knockout

(2) : to make unconscious

the drug knocked him out

b. : to make inoperative or useless

electricity was knocked out by the storm

c. : to get rid of : eliminate

knocked out illegal gambling

3. : to tire out : exhaust

knocked themselves out with work

4. : to cause (an opposing pitcher) to be removed from a baseball game by a batting rally

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.