KNOCKOUT


Meaning of KNOCKOUT in English

I. ˈnäk-ˌau̇t noun

Date: 1887

1.

a. : the act of knocking out : the condition of being knocked out

b.

(1) : the termination of a boxing match when one boxer has been knocked down and is unable to rise and resume boxing within a specified time

(2) : technical knockout

c. : a blow that knocks out an opponent

2. : a sensationally striking, appealing, or attractive person or thing

II. adjective

Date: 1818

1. : causing a knockout

a knockout blow

2. : sensationally striking, appealing, or attractive

a knockout dress

3. : having all or part of a gene eliminated or inactivated by genetic engineering

knockout mice predisposed to diabetes mellitus

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