knocksomeoneout
phrasal verbwithknockverbuk/nɒk/us/nɑːk/
(MAKE UNCONSCIOUS)
B2
tohitsomeone so that theybecomeunconscious:
Hisopponentknockedhim out with onepunch.
See also
knockoutnoun(UNCONSCIOUS)
Losing consciousness
- black
- catatonic
- concuss
- concussed
- conk
- conk out
- faint
- go out like a lightidiom
- hypnotic
- hypnotically
- insensibility
- knock
- light
- non-responsive
- out
- pass out
- senseless
- spark out
- stun
- unconscious
(MAKE SLEEP)
If adrugoralcoholknocksyou out, it makes you go tosleep:
Thesleepingtabletsknockedhim out for 18hours.
Medicines & drugs: administering drugs & medicines
- anaesthesiology
- anaesthetize
- auto-injector
- blood doping
- bolus
- dispense
- inject
- jab
- knock
- lethal injection
- medicated
- microdose
- microdosing
- nebulize
- prescribe
- reinject
- reinjection
- sedation
- self-medicate
- self-medication
(DEFEAT)
B2
todefeatapersonor ateamin acompetitionso that they can nolongertakepartin it:
Thechampionwasunexpectedlyknockedout (ofthetournament) in the first round.
to beat someone in a race, competition, etc.
- beatUnited beat City 3 - 2.
- defeatCan Ireland defeat New Zealand in this high-stakes match?
- conquerThe Greeks had fought and conquered the army of Mardonius.
- vanquishThe superhero always vanquishes his foes and saves the world.
- annihilateModern superpowers succeed not by annihilating their enemies but by buying them off.
- hammerThe Colts got hammered by the Patriots.
Winning, losing & scoring in sport
- aet
- against the run of playidiom
- bag
- blowsomeoneaway
- clean
- close-run
- co-holder
- concede
- equalizer
- golden goal
- pull back
- reelsomethingoff
- relegation zone
- run away withsomeone
- score
- scoreboard
- scorecard
- straight
- sudden death
- walk itidiom
(IMPRESS)
old-fashionedslang
tocauseenjoymentoradmirationin someone:
We were all reallyknockedout by thefilm.
Causing pleasure
- agreeable
- agreeableness
- agreeably
- all things to all peopleidiom
- attractive
- deliciously
- delight
- delightful
- delightfully
- distraction
- homely
- homey
- indulgent
- indulgently
- jovial
- sensuous
- sensuously
- serendipitous
- sweeten
- ultra-civilized