INDEX:
1. unconscious
2. to become unconscious
3. to make someone unconscious by giving them a drug
4. to make someone unconscious by hitting them
RELATED WORDS
opposite
↑ CONSCIOUS
see also
↑ DRUNK
↑ SLEEP
↑ ACCIDENT
↑ HIT
↑ WAKE UP/GET UP
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1. unconscious
▷ unconscious /ʌnˈkɒnʃəsǁ-ˈkɑːn-/ [adjective]
not able to see, hear, feel etc, usually for a short time, for example because you have taken a drug or been hit on the head :
▪ There was a woman lying unconscious on the floor.
▪ The unconscious man was carefully lifted onto a stretcher.
unconsciousness [uncountable noun]
▪ A heavy concentration of the drug may produce dizziness or even unconsciousness.
▪ She managed to crawl into a shed, and then lapsed into unconsciousness.
▷ be in a coma /biː ɪn ə ˈkəʊmə/ [verb phrase]
to be unconscious for a long time, because of a serious accident or illness :
▪ Marina has been in a coma for the past four months.
lie in a coma
▪ Jo Columbo lay in a coma, paralyzed by bullet wounds.
▷ be out cold /biː ˌaʊt ˈkəʊld/ [verb phrase] especially spoken
to be unconscious :
▪ The other boxer was out cold.
▷ dazed /deɪzd/ [adjective]
almost unconscious for a short time, and often unable to move, because you have had a shock, been hit on the head etc :
▪ When the realization hit her, she just sat there looking dazed.
▪ I stumbled from the room dazed and confused, completely disoriented by what had just happened.
2. to become unconscious
▷ lose consciousness /ˌluːz ˈkɒnʃəsnə̇sǁ-ˈkɑːn-/ [verb phrase]
to become unconscious, for example because you are seriously ill or because a doctor has given you a drug before an operation :
▪ I remember looking down and seeing blood, and then I lost consciousness.
▪ After Atkins collapsed and lost consciousness at work, she was sent to the hospital for a scan.
▷ faint /feɪnt/ [intransitive verb]
to become unconscious so that you fall to the ground for a short time, for example because you are very hot or hungry :
▪ One of the soldiers guarding the palace fainted in the heat.
▪ I need to go outside. I feel as if I’m going to faint.
▪ I must have fainted, and when I came to I didn’t know where I was.
▷ pass out /ˌpɑːs ˈaʊtǁˌpæs-/ [intransitive phrasal verb]
to become unconscious, usually for a short time, for example because you have had too much to drink, or because you cannot breathe properly :
▪ When I first smoked a cigarette, I almost passed out.
▪ I think the poor guy passed out. It looks like he’s had a lot to drink.
▷ black out/have a blackout /ˌblæk ˈaʊt, hæv ə ˈblækaʊt/ []
to become unconscious for a short time, usually without warning and for no clear reason :
▪ Her father’s been having blackouts, and the doctor has ordered a brain scan.
▪ A man grabbed her and put a piece of cloth to her face. That’s the last thing she remembers before blacking out.
▷ slip/sink/lapse/fall into unconsciousness /ˌslɪp, ˌsɪŋk, ˌlæps, ˌfɔːl ɪntʊ ʌnˈkɒnʃəsnə̇sǁ-ˈkɑːn-/ [verb phrase]
to gradually become unconscious, especially because you are seriously ill or near to death - used especially in descriptions of events and in stories :
▪ The patient slipped into unconsciousness at around 7 am.
▪ She managed to say a few words before falling into unconsciousness again.
▷ slip/sink/lapse/fall into a coma /ˌslɪp, ˌsɪŋk, ˌlæps, ˌfɔːl ɪntʊ ə ˈkəʊmə/ [verb phrase]
to gradually become unconscious, and remain unconscious for a long time, because you are seriously ill or near to death :
▪ The patient slipped into a coma, and died two days later.
▪ After the accident she fell into a coma, and was on a life support machine for 6 months before regaining consciousness.
▷ collapse /kəˈlæps/ [intransitive verb]
to fall and become unconscious, especially because you are very ill :
▪ Come quickly, one of the passengers has collapsed.
▪ After half a dozen glasses of whisky he collapsed and could not be revived.
3. to make someone unconscious by giving them a drug
▷ anaesthetize also anesthetize American /əˈniːsθətaɪzǁəˈnes-/ [transitive verb usually in passive]
to make someone unconscious so that they will feel no pain during an operation by giving them a drug :
▪ Once the patient was fully anesthetized, the surgeon made a small incision in his chest.
▷ put somebody to sleep /ˌpʊt somebody tə ˈsliːp/ [verb phrase] informal
to make someone unconscious by giving them a drug :
▪ The doctor told me she was going to put me to sleep.
▷ knock somebody out /ˌnɒk somebody ˈaʊtǁˌnɑːk-/ [transitive phrasal verb]
if a drug knocks you out, it makes you unconscious :
▪ I needed something to knock me out - it was the only way to escape from the pain.
4. to make someone unconscious by hitting them
▷ knock somebody out/knock somebody unconscious /ˌnɒk somebody ˈaʊt, ˌnɒk somebody ʌnˈkɒnʃəsǁˌnɑːk-, -ˈkɑːn-/ [transitive phrasal verb/verb phrase]
▪ There was a fight, and Mark was knocked unconscious.
knock somebody out
▪ I hit him on the jaw and knocked him out.
knock out somebody
▪ Louis knocked out his opponent in the first round.
knock somebody out cold
▪ The impact was so sudden and so fierce, it knocked me out cold.
▷ beat somebody unconscious/beat somebody senseless /ˌbiːt somebody ʌnˈkɒnʃəsǁ-ˈkɑːn-, ˌbiːt somebody ˈsensləs/ [verb phrase]
to hit someone repeatedly until they become unconscious :
▪ Murphy was attacked by two men and beaten unconscious.
▪ She was beaten senseless and left for dead.
▷ stun /stʌn/ [transitive verb]
to make someone unconscious for a short time so that they do not know where they are, what is happening etc :
▪ They had only intended to stun the guard, to give them time to escape.
▪ Gamekeepers use special darts to stun the rhinos.