knockout

Plural: knockouts

Noun

• A blow causing unconsciousness; something strikingly impressive.
• a very attractive or seductive looking woman
• a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
• The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.
• The deactivation of anything.
• Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny.
• A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman.
• A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal.
• The deactivation of a particular gene.
• A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated.
• An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print.
• A tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress to the next round.
• A simple game for two or more players, derived from basketball.
• Ellipsis of knockout auction.

Adjective Satellite

• very strong or vigorous
  • "a knockout punch"

Adj

• Rendering someone unconscious.
• Amazing; gorgeous; beautiful.
• Designating an organism in which a particular gene has been removed or deactivated.
• Causing elimination from a competition.

Examples

• He delivered a knockout blow.
• His eight-letter word with a ’Q’ and ’Z’ was a complete KNOCKOUT, leaving his opponent speechless.
• If you've ever had a sack race, you know it's a real knockout for kids and adults alike.
• The boxer scored a knockout on his opponent.
• the knockout stages of the competition
• They left a knockout in the panel for running extra wires someday.
• You should have seen her knockout eyes.

Synonyms

beauty, dish, hard, kayo, KO, looker, lulu, mantrap, peach, ravisher, severe, smasher, stunner, sweetheart

Related Words

TKO, knock one's socks off, knock out, technical knockout

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