knocked out
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4.6
- idiom
- And I would rather get knocked out trying than lose on points.
- got knocked out
- tooth knocked out
- knocked out cold
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Watch on YouTubeI've been, I've got, I've been knocked out on stage on doing stand up, knocked clean out.
- I've been, I've got, I've been knocked out on stage on doing stand up, knocked clean out.
- So I had good momentum and then it was just, you know, I was knocked out and just couldn't focus.
- Yes, hypothetically speaking, would you consider someone getting knocked out in a pay-per-view boxing match karma?
- But the thought was I couldn't change anything about who I was for being scared of being knocked out for a fighter.
- And as we open the door and take a step in, all three of them are like in their bras and panties, laying down, knocked out, passed out on their bed.
- I hear, I believe it to be true, that once you get knocked out, you're most susceptible to being knocked out again.
- He had one knockout where he was violently knocked out.
Examples
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The first to be knocked out or die loses.
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She had her four teeth knocked out by a broom handle.
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We found him knocked out in the can.
Fiction book (1994) -
You were knocked out in the fifth.
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Harrison came out and was immediately knocked out in the first round.
Blog text (3) -
My mom was knocked out instantly, but was still alive.
Fiction book (1999) -
He saw you get knocked out cold.
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The necklaces don't come off until the one wearing it is knocked out.
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The son was knocked unconscious and hospitalized with a split lip and several teeth knocked out.
Academic text (2013) -
After receiving a powerful punch, he was knocked out and lay on the mat for several minutes.
Synonyms
861
6.8
Not conscious after a hit or fall
22
6.9
Unconscious or sleeping very deeply
10
8.1
Completely unable to move or continue because of extreme tiredness
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7.2
Completely unconscious after a hard hit to the head
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7.3
To fall asleep or become unconscious very quickly
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9.6
Unconscious after a strong hit in a fight or boxing match
A person knocked unconscious by a hard punch, often during a fight or boxing match
To be hit so hard that you fall and cannot get up
Antonyms
How Unconscious
Surface Forms
Morphology
knocked + out
The meaning 'unconscious from a heavy blow' is directly derivable from combining 'knock' (to strike/hit) with 'out' (into an unconscious or out-of-action state); this verb+particle composition follows a standard, literal pattern. Because the relation between parts and the overall sense is transparent and cross-linguistically common, a B1 learner who knows the constituents would likely infer the meaning.
Etymology
Knocked out comes from boxing and fighting: a hard hit would knock a fighter out of the match and send them to the floor, often making them unconscious. That's why knocked out means 'unconscious as a result of a heavy blow'.