knock-out

A form of knockout — The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.

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Meanings

nounknock-out (plural knock-outs)

plural knock-outs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of knockout.

    Scotland needed a victory by eight points to have a realistic chance of progressing to the knock-out stages, and for long periods of a ferocious contest looked as if they might pull it off.

    2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2021
Cite this entry
APA

knock-out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock-out

MLA

“knock-out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock-out. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knock-out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knock-out.

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