English Dictionary

knockout

/ˈnɒk.aʊt/

noun

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. / The deactivation of anything.

The boxer delivered a powerful knockout punch.

意味（1）

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.

The boxer scored a knockout on his opponent.

意味（2）

The deactivation of anything.

Pull the plug on a node to see how the network handles a node knockout.

意味（3）

(informal) Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny.

If you've ever had a sack race, you know it's a real knockout for kids and adults alike.

意味（4）

(informal) A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman.

Phrases such as she bowled me over, she's striking, and she's a knockout suggest that the woman affects the man in ways he cannot mediate or control.

意味（5）

A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal.

They left a knockout in the panel for running extra wires someday.

意味（6）

(genetics) The deactivation of a particular gene.

意味（7）

(genetics) A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated.

意味（8）

(printing) An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print.

意味（9）

(sports) A tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress to the next round.

the knockout stages of the competition

意味（10）

(uncountable) A simple game for two or more players, derived from basketball.

意味（11）

Short for knockout auction.