Idiom: knock someone out
Meaning
Idiom: knock someone out (knock out someone)
- hit someone so hard they become unconscious
- make someone go to sleep
- to defeat in a sports competition or tournament
Example sentences
Lose consciousness meaning:
— Did you see the boxing match last night? Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao knocked out Ricky Hatton in the second round.
— Last night my dad accidentally knocked my brother out with a baseball bat when he tried to sneak in the house at 2:00 AM.
— I got knocked out when a light fell on my head at the concert when I was 17. We sued and received a $3.4 million settlement.
— The smell of decaying bodies was so strong that it knocked out one of the first responders who arrived on the scene.
— When my son got in a fight at school he accidentally knocked out his teacher when she was trying to stop the fight.
— All I remember is doing shots at the bar and I guess the alcohol knocked me out after a few drinks.
— Don't worry, we will knock you out during the medical procedure so you won't feel or be aware of anything.
Make someone go to sleep meaning:
— Doctor, can you please give my wife something that will knock her out tonight so we can both get some sleep?
— Yesterday, at 7:00 PM I took some cold medicine and it knocked me out until 7:00 AM the next morning.
Defeat another team in a competition meaning:
— The Washington Nationals baseball team just knocked out the best team in the league in the World Series.
— Maria Sharapova was knocked out in the second round of Wimbledon.
— We were awful this year. We got knocked out in the first race of the competition.
Synonyms
lose consciousness/fall asleep meaning:
- black out
- pass out
defeat in a competition meaning:
- blow out
- beat out
- edge out
- dispose of
- put out
- shut out
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