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How to pronounce knockout in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms beauty, dish, looker, lulu, mantrap, peach, ravisher, smasher, stunner, sweetheart
Type of adult female, woman
Type Words
Synonyms kayo, ko
Type of blow
Has types technical knockout, tko
Derivation knock out
Type Words
Synonyms hard, severe


a knockout punch.

Examples of knockout

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In a battle of heavyweight point guards, Vandersloot scored a knockout Saturday.
From the thenewstribune.com
The pick gave the Bears a spark when Rodgers could've delivered a knockout blow.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
That's like a fighter on the canvas making fun of his opponent's knockout punch.
From the sacbee.com
His last fight was a knockout loss to eventual heavyweight champion Tony Tucker.
From the dailynews.com
As his 50 percent knockout ratio suggests, he packs moderate power in his punch.
From the chron.com
Marquez dominates en route to a victory by technical knockout at Staples Center.
From the orlandosentinel.com
At some point during the knockout stages, the lack of sleep finally ensnared me.
From the theatlantic.com
A little black dress becomes a knockout with carefully chosen shoes and jewelry.
From the timesunion.com
But by Wednesday the assumption was that Mr Obama would deliver a knockout blow.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • Hard: very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow"
  • Smasher: a very attractive or seductive looking woman
  • A blow that renders the opponent unconscious
  • A knockout (also referred to as a K.O.) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking. ...
  • Hajime no Ippo (u521Du306Eu4E00u6B69?, lit. "The First Step") is a Japanese boxing manga series written and illustrated by George Morikawa. It has been serialized by Kodansha in Weekly Shu014Dnen Magazine since 1989 and collected in over 114 tanku014Dbon to date. It follows the story of high school student Makunouchi Ippo, as he begins his career in boxing and over time obtains many titles and defeats various opponents.
  • Knockout was a board game manufactured by Milton Bradley in 1980s and again by Hasbro in the 1990s. The game itself is similar to Don't Break the Ice.
  • Suzanne Somers (born Suzanne Marie Mahoney; October 16, 1946) is an American actress, author, singer and businesswoman, best known for her television roles as Christmas Snow AKA Chrissy Snow on Three's Company and as Carol Lambert on Step by Step.
  • Knockout was the name of two British comic books.
  • Knockout is a fictional character, a supervillainess in the DC Comics universe. She first appeared in Superboy vol. 2 #1 (February 1994), and was created by Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett.