coldcock

cold-cock

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kohld-kok]
- /ˈkoʊldˌkɒk/
- /kˈəʊldkɒk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohld-kok]
- /ˈkoʊldˌkɒk/

Definitions of coldcock word

verb coldcock to knock (a person) to the ground 3
verb with object coldcock to knock (someone) unconscious, as with the fist. 1
noun coldcock (slang) To strike someone so forcefully that they are rendered unconscious. 1

See all 3 definitions of coldcock

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Origin of coldcock

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Coldcock

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Coldcock

coldcock popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for coldcock

verb coldcock

do in — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
hamstring — (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
lay out — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
ko — a knockout in boxing.
kayo — a knockout in boxing.

All 5 Synonyms of coldcock