knock sth out
(DESTROY) — phrasal verb with knock /nɒk/
/nɑːk/ verb Definition
› If something such as a piece of equipment is knocked out by something else, it stops working or is damaged or destroyed: The surge in the power supply knocked out all the computers. Enemy aircraft have knocked out 25 tanks.Destroying and demolishingDamaging and spoiling
(Definition of knock sth out (DESTROY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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knock sth off (sth) phrasal verb
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knock sth off phrasal verb (PRODUCE)
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knock sth off phrasal verb (STEAL)
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knock sth on the head idiom
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knock sth out of sb phrasal verb
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knock sth out phrasal verb (PRODUCE)
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knock sth over phrasal verb
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knock sth together/up phrasal verb
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knock the bottom out of sth idiom
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knock up phrasal verb
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Synonyms and related words:
- annihilate verb
- apocalypse noun
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
- blast verb (EXPLODE)
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- destroyer noun
- drive a coach and horses through sth idiom
- dynamite verb
- extirpate verb
- fall in phrasal verb (ROOF)
- kill sth off phrasal verb
- oblivion noun (NO MEMORY)
- sack noun (STEAL)
- sack verb (STEAL)
- scar noun
- self-destruct verb
- smash sth up phrasal verb
- stave sth in phrasal verb
- wreck verb
- zap verb (DESTROY)
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Destroying and demolishing
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