knock sb out
(MAKE UNCONSCIOUS) — phrasal verb with knock /nɒk/
/nɑːk/ verb Definition
B2 to hit someone so that they become unconscious: His opponent knocked him out with one punch. → See also knockout nounLosing consciousness
(Definition of knock sb out (MAKE UNCONSCIOUS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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knock sb off their pedestal idiom 1
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knock sb off their pedestal idiom 2
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knock sb out phrasal verb (DEFEAT)
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knock sb out phrasal verb (IMPRESS)
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knock sb out phrasal verb (MAKE SLEEP)
- knock sb out phrasal verb (MAKE UNCONSCIOUS)
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knock sb over phrasal verb
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knock sb sideways/for six idiom
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knock sb up phrasal verb (MAKE PREGNANT)
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knock sb up phrasal verb (WAKE UP)
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knock sb's block off idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- black out phrasal verb
- blackout noun (UNCONSCIOUSNESS)
- catatonic adjective
- coma noun
- concuss verb
- concussed adjective
- concussion noun
- conk out phrasal verb
- faint noun
- faint verb
- faintness noun (WEAK FEELING)
- go out like a light idiom
- oblivion noun (UNCONSCIOUS)
- out adverb, preposition (UNCONSCIOUS)
- see stars idiom
- senseless adjective (NOT CONSCIOUS)
- stun verb (MAKE UNCONSCIOUS)
- swoon noun
- swoon verb
Topic:
Losing consciousness
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