Explore Knockout through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like hard or woman. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Knockout meaning
- The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.
- The deactivation of anything.
- Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny.
Synonyms of Knockout
Using Knockout
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO. | The deactivation of anything. | Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny.
- Useful related words include: hard, woman, dish, mantrap.
- In the example corpus, knockout often appears in combinations such as: the knockout, knockout stages, knockout stage.
Context around Knockout
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Knockout
- In this selection, "knockout" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, technical, total, round, tko, stage and stages stand out and add context to how "knockout" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a technical knockout goes down, a technical knockout or even and knockout stages. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "knockout" sits close to words such as bengaluru, catastrophic and discusses, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with knockout
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Alvarez continued to dominate and while failing to get the knockout blow, came away with a statement victory. (18 words)
Also, Kadidiatou Diani scored a hat trick as France advanced to the knockout stage after a 6-3 win over Panama. (21 words)
A technical knockout goes down as a knockout in a boxer's record, but as a TKO in an MMA fighter's record. (23 words)
Knockout A wrestler can win by knockout (sometimes referred to as a referee stoppage) if they do not resort to submission holds, but stills pummels their opponent to the point that they are unconscious or are unable to intelligently defend themselves. (41 words)
The results showed that in all fights, winners fought more vigorously than losers but this performance trait was more important for fights resolved via judges’ decisions compared with those ending as a result of a knockout or technical knockout. (39 words)
The ruling was "adjusted" to a win by technical knockout (TKO) after Tyson's corner protested that a DQ win would end Tyson's string of knockout victories, and that a knockout would have been the inevitable result. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
The ruling was "adjusted" to a win by technical knockout (TKO) after Tyson's corner protested that a DQ win would end Tyson's string of knockout victories, and that a knockout would have been the inevitable result.
The results showed that in all fights, winners fought more vigorously than losers but this performance trait was more important for fights resolved via judges’ decisions compared with those ending as a result of a knockout or technical knockout.
Usually, it’s a technical knockout or even a submission via strikes but that head-snapping, neck cracking knockout isn’t as common as you’d think.
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A technical knockout goes down as a knockout in a boxer's record, but as a TKO in an MMA fighter's record.
Due to this reliance on weaker punches, out-fighters tend to win by point decisions rather than by knockout, though some out-fighters have notable knockout records.
Knockout A wrestler can win by knockout (sometimes referred to as a referee stoppage) if they do not resort to submission holds, but stills pummels their opponent to the point that they are unconscious or are unable to intelligently defend themselves.
Technical knockout A technical knockout (TKO or T.K.O.), or stoppage, is declared when the referee or official ring physician decide that a fighter cannot safely continue the match.
Afghanistan surpassed all expectations with four group-stage victories along with Pakistan, who were involved in two of the handful of close matches, both were denied the thrills of knockout cricket.
After Friday’s dramatic 2-2 draw between South Africa and Argentina in Group G, Sweden take on Italy in Wellington and a win for either side will be enough to secure qualification for the knockout stage.
After Smith had beaten Eubank Jr with a devastating fourth-round knockout in January, a June rematch was postponed after the 35-year-old sustained a back injury.
After two fights Fox then publicly revealed her past as a man, but at that point she had two first round knockout wins to her name.
All six of the Montreal Canadiens draft picks in the World Junior Championships are having strong tournaments as we head to the knockout phase.
Also, Kadidiatou Diani scored a hat trick as France advanced to the knockout stage after a 6-3 win over Panama.
Alvarez continued to dominate and while failing to get the knockout blow, came away with a statement victory.
And for the competitors in the new winter Love Island, the gladiatorial history will not be lost on them as they battle each other in the knockout series to see which couple are the last two left standing.
And just when Marlins thought they had seen it all, delivered the knockout punch, launching a grand slam—only the second in the history of Philadelphia postseason baseball.
And this year, Banyana reached the knockout stages of the Fifa World Cup for the first time in their history Australia and New Zealand.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta admits he must prove he deserves to be ranked among the Champions League’s elite managers by leading his team deep into the knockout stages.
As China tensions simmer across the Pacific, America’s Western Pacific redoubt of Guam is girding for a knockout hit by Super Typhoon Mawar.
Phrases with knockout
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with knockout
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the knockout 76×
- knockout stages 26×
- knockout stage 21×
- technical knockout 16×
- knockout rounds 13×
- of knockout 10×
- knockout round 9×
- by knockout 8×
- knockout blow 7×
- knockout of 7×