knock-out


knock·out

K0092000 (nŏk′out′)n.1. a. The act of knocking out.b. The state of being knocked out.c. A blow that knocks out an opponent.2. Sports a. A victory in boxing in which one's opponent is unable to rise from the canvas within a specified time after being knocked down or is judged too injured to continue.b. The act of winning a boxing match in this way: won the fight by a knockout.3. Slang A strikingly attractive or impressive person or thing.adj. also knock-out (nŏk′out′)1. Capable of knocking someone out: a knockout punch; knockout drops put in a drink.2. Strikingly attractive or impressive.3. Genetics Having a specific single gene inactivated or removed by genetic manipulation: knockout mice used in an experiment.