coldcocked

cold-cock

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Transcription

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

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

Definitions of coldcocked word

verb with object coldcocked to knock (someone) unconscious, as with the fist. 1
noun coldcocked Simple past tense and past participle of coldcock. 1

See all 2 definitions of coldcocked

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Origin of coldcocked

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Coldcocked

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Coldcocked

coldcocked 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.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for coldcocked

verb coldcocked

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.
coldcock — to knock (a person) to the ground

All 7 Synonyms of coldcocked