knocked out

knock out

K k

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nok out]
- /nɒk aʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nok out]
- /nɒk aʊt/

Definitions of knocked out words

verb without object knocked out to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering. 1
verb without object knocked out to strike in collision; bump: He knocked into a table. 1
verb without object knocked out to make a pounding noise: The engine of our car is knocking badly. 1
verb without object knocked out Informal. to engage in trivial or carping criticism; find fault. 1
verb without object knocked out Cards. to end a game, as in gin rummy, by laying down a hand in which those cards not included in sets total less than a specific amount. 1
verb with object knocked out to give a sounding or forcible blow to; hit; strike; beat. 1

See all 22 definitions of knocked out

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Origin of knocked out

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; 1890-95 for def 4; Middle English knokken, knoken (v.), Old English cnocian, cnucian; cognate with Old Norse knoka to thump, knock

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Parts of speech for Knocked out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Knocked out

knocked out popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the 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 knocked out

adj knocked out

all in — If you say that you are all in, you mean that you are extremely tired.
anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
cliched — If you describe something as clichéd, you mean that it has been said, done, or used many times before, and is boring or untrue.
dead tired — Very tired; completely exhausted.

adjective knocked out

anaesthetised — anesthetize.
anaesthetized — anesthetize.
dazzled — to overpower or dim the vision of by intense light: He was dazzled by the sudden sunlight.
insensate — not endowed with sensation; inanimate: insensate stone.
insensible — incapable of feeling or perceiving; deprived of sensation; unconscious, as a person after a violent blow.

All 17 Synonyms of knocked out