Knockout - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Knockout :  adj : very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow" [syn: hard, severe] (noun)
1: a very attractive or seductive looking woman [syn: smasher, stunner, beauty, ravisher, sweetheart, peach, lulu, looker, mantrap, dish]
2: a blow that renders the opponent unconscious [syn: KO]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Knock-out \Knock"-out`\, n. Act of knocking out, or state of being knocked out.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Knock-out \Knock"-out`\, a. That knocks out; characterized by knocking out; as, a knock-out blow; a knock-out key for knocking out a drill from a collet.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Knockout :  Knockout: Inactivation of specific genes. Knockouts are often created in laboratory organisms such as yeast or mice so that scientists can study the knockout organism as a model for a particular disease.



Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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