Knockout

  • 31knockout — knock|out sb., en, er el. knockout, e(r)ne, i sms. knockout , fx knockoutsejr …

    Dansk ordbog

  • 32knockout — n. 1 the act of making unconscious by a blow. 2 Boxing etc. a blow that knocks an opponent out. 3 a competition in which the loser in each round is eliminated (also attrib.: a knockout round). 4 colloq. an outstanding or irresistible person or… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 33knockout — (= gene knockout) Informal term for the generation of a mutant organism in which the function of a particular gene has been completely eliminated (a null allele ). See also homologous recombination, transposon …

    Dictionary of molecular biology

  • 34Knockout — Knock out; K.o. * * * knock out auch: knock|out 〈[nɔkaʊt] Adj.; nur präd. u. adv.; Abk.: k. o.; Sp.; Boxen〉 niedergeschlagen, kampfunfähig ● den Gegner knockout schlagen [engl., eigtl. knocked out, zu knock out „herausschlagen, entscheidend… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 35knockout — adj. Knockout is used with these nouns: ↑blow, ↑competition, ↑cup, ↑punch, ↑stage, ↑tournament …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 36knockout — Synonyms and related words: Cadmean victory, KO, Miss America, Pyrrhic victory, ace, ascendancy, bathing beauty, beau ideal, beaut, beauty, beauty contest winner, beauty queen, belle, blackout, bunny, catalepsy, catatonia, catatony, championship …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 37Knockout — Knock out / Knockout: (Schreibung mit Bindestrich) Abweichend von der generellen Regelung, nach der auch fremdsprachliche Komposita zusammengeschrieben werden, sind Aneinanderreihungen, die als substantivischer Infinitiv gebraucht werden, in der… …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 38knockout — adj wonderful, impressive, first rate. Originally an Americanism, deriving from the noun form meaning something stunning, the word was introduced to Britain and Australia in the hippy era and by the mid 1970s sounded somewhat dated. It was often… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 39knockout — n. act of incapacitating an opponent (Boxing); knockout blow (Boxing); great success; attractive woman (Slang); tranquilizing drug (Slang) adj. stunning, amazing, impressive …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 40knockout — stunning appearance, beautiful body    When Jackie wears that red party dress, she s a knockout …

    English idioms