out
- adjective
- /aʊt/
- Informal
- She fell out cold after the long hike, needing some time to recover her strength.
And then they give him Demerol and he's out, out again.
- And then they give him Demerol and he's out, out again.
- I heard it crack and he obviously was out completely cold.
Examples
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I heard it crack and he obviously was out completely cold.
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And then they give him Demerol and he's out, out again.
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Oh my God, You wake up out of a out of a stupor.
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Perhaps at Ronda Rousey was knocked out by at Holly Holm's bad breath.
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After being knocked to the ground, he lay there, completely out and unresponsive.
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The boxer hit his opponent with a powerful punch, knocking him out for several minutes.
Synonyms
Not awake after a strong hit to the head
Unconscious or sleeping very deeply
To fall asleep or become unconscious very quickly
Completely unconscious after a hard hit to the head
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
Antonyms
Idioms
Someone quotes words without the surrounding information, making the meaning seem wrong
- Informal
Too good for someone to match, often in social or romantic situations
- Informal
Not having any left of something or having just finished something like school
To take a risk by saying or doing something that may get you in trouble
- Informal
An idea or hope that is suddenly ignored and can no longer happen
Compounds
- NSFW
Withdrawing the penis from a partner's vagina before he releases sperm to try to avoid pregnancy
A celebration when someone tells friends and family about their sexual orientation or gender identity
A sale where a shop sells everything at low prices because it is closing
- Jargon
A baseball out that happens when a fielder holding the ball touches the base a runner must reach
How Conscious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Out originally meant 'not in' or 'outside', so if someone is knocked out they are 'out' of consciousness, like a light that has been switched off.