English

knock out

Meaning: to make someone unconscious; to eliminate from a competition; to disable or stop something working
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Inflected form
Base knock out
3rd person singular present knocks out
Present participle knocking out
Past knocked out
Will future will knock out
Going-to future going to knock out
Imperative negative don't knock out / do not knock out

Example

A storm can knock out power in the neighborhood.
A storm can knock out power in the neighborhood.

Usage Notes

A transitive phrasal verb. The object can be a person, a team, a service, or a system; informally it can also mean to impress someone strongly.

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