to coldcock

Examples

• All

• He was angry and, in a moment of rage, decided to coldcock his opponent with a single punch.

• Coming around El Salvador, she pulled a knife on me, so I coldcocked her with a frying pan.

  Hot Pursuit (1987)

• Boy, you better shut your mouth before I coldcock your ass.

  Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses (2014)

• All right, my best play is I circle around... coldcock him from the back side.

  31 (2016)

• You asking me, he needs to get coldcocked a few times.

  Rudy (1993)

• That girl that coldcocked me.

  Maniac Cop 2 (1990)

• That's when he coldcocked me.

  Quick Change (1990)

• He coldcocked him.

  Fiction book (1996)

• When Delé won the title in February, he coldcocked a helpless opponent named Carlos Elliott.

  Bleed for This (2016)

• After an unexpected confrontation, he managed to coldcock the larger man, knocking him out instantly.

Synonyms

K

to knock

vsto coldcock

937 1.0

To hit something by accident with a sudden movement

is intentional and aims to render unconscious rather than being accidental

W

to whack

vsto coldcock

250 5.5

To hit someone or something hard so it makes a loud sound

is more specific, aiming to incapacitate with one sudden head strike

K

to knock down

vsto coldcock

93 3.0

Use force to make someone or something fall to the ground

focuses on a single unexpected blow meant to render unconscious instead

D

to deck

vsto coldcock

• Informal

14 8.2

To hit someone so hard that they fall to the ground

seeks to render unconscious with one sudden incapacitating strike

K

to knock cold

vsto coldcock

8 7.9

To make someone unconscious by hitting them

aims especially at the head and often comes as a sudden blow

F

to floor

vsto coldcock

8 4.8

To knock someone to the ground with force

does so by a sudden incapacitating blow often targeting the head

D

to dump

vsto coldcock

6 5.6

To knock someone down with force, often in sport

aims for a sudden head strike that incapacitates rather than just topples

H

to headbutt

vsto coldcock

4 6.1

To hit someone or something hard with your head

focuses on a head strike but not necessarily causing unconsciousness

K

to knock flat

vsto coldcock

1 7.4

To surprise someone very much so they cannot react

is a physical single blow aimed to cause unconsciousness rather than mere shock

W

to wack

vsto coldcock

• Informal

1 8.9

Hit someone or something quickly and hard

focuses on an incapacitating, unexpected blow rather than a sharp hit

How Forceful

to coldcock

• NSFW

4 9.9

to knock down

93 3.0

to hit

∞ 1.0

to smack

164 3.5

tap

66 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology