knock someone flat

verb

To knock someone down; to hit someone so they fall to the floor.

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Meanings

verbknock someone flat (third-person singular simple present knocks someone flat, present participle knocking someone flat, simple past and past participle knocked someone flat)

present singular third person knocks someone flat · participle present knocking someone flat · participle past knocked someone flat · past knocked someone flat

  1. idiomaticTo knock someone down; to hit someone so they fall to the floor.
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APA

knock someone flat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock%20someone%20flat

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knock someone flat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock%20someone%20flat.

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