knock out

knock out
verbo transitivo con partícula
1dejar sin sentido (make unconscious); dejar fuera de combate (in boxing match)
  • to k somebody's brains/teeth out (familiar) -> partirle la cabeza/la boca a alguien
2eliminar (eliminate from competition)

knock out [nok]
dejar fuera de combate.

knock out
verb:transitive:plus_adverb
1 (stun) dejar sin sentido; hacer perder el conocimiento; (Boxing) poner fuera de combate; dejar K.O.
2 (strike out) [+nails] extraer; sacar; (in fight) [+teeth] romper
3 (in competition) eliminar
4 (informal) (make) [+product] producir; fabricar; [+garment] hacer; [+novel] escribir
5 (destroy) [+enemy target] destruir
allied aircraft had knocked out air fields
(stop) [+electricity supply, telephone lines] cortar
The bridge collapse also has knocked out electrical and telephone service to the island A storm has made roads treacherous and knocked out power to thousands of homes
6 (informal) (exhaust) agotar; dejar para el arrastre; (informal)
7 (informal) (shock) dejar pasmado; (informal)

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