Wordnet 3.0
VERB (5)
1.
eliminate;
- Example: "knock out a target"2.
knock unconscious or senseless;
- Example: "the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds"[syn: knock cold, knock out, kayo]
3. destroy or break forcefully;
- Example: "The windows were knocked out"
4. overwhelm with admiration;
- Example: "All the guys were knocked out by her charm"
5. empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out;
- Example: "knocked out a pipe"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
knock out
v 1: eliminate; "knock out a target"
2: knock unconscious or senseless; "the boxing champion knocked
out his opponent in a few seconds" [syn: knock cold, knock
out, kayo]
3: destroy or break forcefully; "The windows were knocked out"
4: overwhelm with admiration; "All the guys were knocked out by
her charm"
5: empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out; "knocked out a pipe"