Definition
To cause someone to become unconscious, especially by striking him or her.
In Context
- ""He's taken an awful lot of punches in his last few fights and if Thomas hits him like that, he'll put his lights out. It'll be like a blackout.""
- ""The last time I fought Mustafa, I just wanted to give him a beating. . . . This time, I want to put his lights out.""
- "[H]e knew every trick in the books, combatwise, and "could put your lights out with a simple sustained pressure on a carotid nerve.""