ALL meanings of knocked out
knock out
K k - 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
- verb with object knocked out to drive, force, or render by a blow or blows: to knock a man senseless. 1
- verb with object knocked out to make by striking a blow or blows: to knock a hole in the wall. 1
- verb with object knocked out to strike (a thing) against something else. 1
- verb with object knocked out Informal. to criticize, especially in a carping manner: He's always knocking everything. 1
- verb with object knocked out British Slang. to astound; impress greatly. 1
- noun knocked out an act or instance of knocking. 1
- noun knocked out the sound of knocking, especially a rap, as at a door. 1
- noun knocked out a blow or thump. 1
- noun knocked out Informal. an adverse criticism. 1
- noun knocked out the noise resulting from faulty combustion or from incorrect functioning of some part of an internal-combustion engine. 1
- noun knocked out Cricket. an innings. 1
- noun knocked out British Slang. one of a combination of dealers who bid together, rather than against each other, at an auction, and later resell the purchases among themselves. an auction at which this is done. the sale of merchandise recently obtained by a dealer at an auction. 1
- idioms knocked out have it knocked, Slang. to be assured of success: With a government job, he thought he had it knocked. 1
- idioms knocked out knock out of the box, Baseball. to cause a pitcher to be removed from the box because the pitcher has permitted too many hits to be made. Also, knock out. 1
- idioms knocked out knock the / one's socks off, Informal. to have an overwhelming effect on: The song knocked the socks off the audience. 1
- adjective knocked out made unconscious 1