knock out

knock out
phrasal verb [transitive]
Word forms "knock out":
present tense I/you/we/they knock out he/she/it knocks out present participle knocking out past tense knocked out past participle knocked out
1) to make someone unconscious

He hit me and nearly knocked me out.

2) to make someone leave a competition by defeating them

England had been knocked out of the World Cup by West Germany.

3) to destroy something, or to stop it working

The earthquake knocked out power supplies in many parts of the city.

4) knock someone out
informal to impress someone very much

The response to my work has absolutely knocked me out.

5) knock someone out
informal to make someone feel very shocked or upset
6) informal to produce something quickly or carelessly

They've been knocking out candles at their factory since 1831.

7) knock something out of someone to make someone lose a quality

All the enthusiasm had been knocked out of him.

8) knock yourself out
informal to do a lot of work in order to achieve something

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