Definition
To strike or render unconscious
In Context
- "The boxer knocked out his opponent in the third round."
- "In the autumn there was a row at some cement works about the unskilled labour men. A union had just been started for them and all but a few joined. One of these blacklegs was laid for by a picket and knocked out of time."
- "The allergy pill knocked him out for a good three hours."
- "That's a put-you-straight-to-sleep book if there ever was one, and I knocked right out after two paragraphs."
- "Running errands all day really knocked him out."
- "The antitank gun knocked out the enemy tank."