to knock out
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3.4
- phrasal verb
- /nɑk aʊt/
:
eliminar
- And then if we identify those things, how can we flip that around and use that to knock out our competitors?
And we would have competitions during the game who can knock out the most players.
- And we would have competitions during the game who can knock out the most players.
- And I was a youngster, so I, I knock out four or five songs complete right away.
- My first turn on to you was when you knocked out Darren Till.
- But anyway, Jake Paul right here knocks out Tyron Woodley in the sixth round to win the rematch.
- I would rather look at situations, fix them, help people, you know, put the team together to go knock out this right, this mission.
- And then if we identify those things, how can we flip that around and use that to knock out our competitors?
- The perfect boring downtime that I could be using to knock out a little bit of a script or film a part of this video.
- Oh, is that when he knocks out Pele?
Examples
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The favorites have been knocked out of the World Cup.
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So his objective is to knock out everybody who is not in his circle.
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And we would have competitions during the game who can knock out the most players.
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Now, the object is for our pilot to knock out the red dummies and the black cars.
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George Foreman, former heavyweight champion of the world, will attempt to knock out five fighters in one day.
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If we don't knock out that airfield, they'll go after Enterprise.
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Ground attacks started at 05:00 and aimed to knock out the heavy fortifications at Mlawa.
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The team knocked out their rivals in the semifinals, securing a spot in the finals.
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After a fierce match, the underdog managed to knock out the reigning champion.
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In the tournament, several top seeds were knocked out early, surprising many fans.
Synonyms
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1.7
Beat someone completely in a contest or game
354
3.4
Remove someone or something from a competition so they are no longer in it
109
7.2
Beat someone or something completely in a conflict
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9.9
To hurt or defeat someone very badly, often by hitting them
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3.8
Defeat others in a contest to win a job or prize
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3.7
Defeat an opponent completely and easily
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7.7
To beat someone completely in a game or fight
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7.5
To beat someone completely in a game or contest
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7.7
Win easily by a lot against another person or team
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6.6
To count to ten to say a boxer has lost when they cannot get up
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7.9
To beat someone in a fight by using more strength, skill, or effort
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6.7
To beat someone very easily and completely in a game or contest
To be hit so hard that you fall and cannot get up
To defeat someone completely in a contest or argument
Beat someone badly in a game or fight
Unconscious after a strong hit in a fight or boxing match
To knock someone unconscious with a single punch
Hit someone very hard so they are knocked out
Antonyms
How Decisive
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3.4
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1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
knock + out
The literal sense 'to render unconscious' is transparently built from 'knock' (to strike) + 'out' (into an unconscious state), and the figurative sense 'to impress or overwhelm' is a metaphorical extension of that physical impact. This metaphorical transfer is partially predictable but not fully obvious to a B1 learner who has not encountered the idiomatic use, so the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Knock out — One popular image comes from boxing and other contests: when a fighter is knocked out they are removed from the match and cannot continue. That's why knock out also means 'to eliminate or remove someone or something' from a competition or situation.