knock out of the box

verb

To cause a pitcher to be replaced by heavy hitting.

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Meanings

verbknock out of the box (third-person singular simple present knocks out of the box, present participle knocking out of the box, simple past and past participle knocked out of the box)

present singular third person knocks out of the box · participle present knocking out of the box · participle past knocked out of the box · past knocked out of the box

  1. ball gamesTo cause a pitcher to be replaced by heavy hitting.
  2. idiomaticTo cause something to be replaced by something else.

    Synonyms: oust

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo cause something to be replaced by something else.

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knock out of the box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock%20out%20of%20the%20box

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knock out of the box,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock%20out%20of%20the%20box.

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