knock out
End the fight
To knock out is to render unconscious, especially with a blow: The punch knocked him out cold.
In boxing, a knockout ends the fight.
The meaning extends to eliminating from competition: They were knocked out in the semifinals.
To knock out work is to produce it quickly.
A knockout is also someone strikingly attractive: She's a knockout.
Extremely impressive or beautiful
- gorgeousStrikingly beautiful
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
- jaw-droppingExtremely surprising or impressive
spectacular · showstopper · head-turner · striking · eye-catching · bombshell · glamorous · radiant
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- eliminateRemove completely
- winAchieve victory
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
bout · match · round · title fight · champion · contender · underdog · upset
Turn off or neutralize
- shut downCease to operate
- neutralizeCancel an effect
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- disruptInterrupt and disorder
jam · incapacitate · cripple · derail · short-circuit · kill switch · cut power · override
blackout
Complete power loss
drop · KO · TKO · punch · blow · hit · daze · stun · down for the count · sedated
stunning
Extremely impressive or beautiful
- gorgeousStrikingly beautiful
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
jaw-dropping · spectacular · showstopper · head-turner · striking · eye-catching · bombshell · glamorous · radiant · captivating
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
triumph · bout · match · round · title fight · champion · contender · underdog · upset · finals
deactivate
Turn off or neutralize
- shut downCease to operate
- neutralizeCancel an effect
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
disrupt · jam · incapacitate · cripple · derail · short-circuit · kill switch · cut power · override · bypass
create
Cause to exist
complete · finish · accomplish · execute · deliver · draft · sketch · prototype · manufacture · assemble
- combat idiomsstab in the back, dodge a bullet, in the crosshairs, fire away, take a shot
- phrasal verbspick up, look at, put down, turn on, turn off
- Slang Successnail it, crush it, kill it, slay, smash it
- stunstun, daze, shock, stupefy, stagger
- sleepsleep, sleeping, nap, doze, slumber
- accomplishaccomplish, achieve, complete, do, finish
knock outwake up
Become conscious again
revive · rouse · awaken · come to · resuscitate
knock outgo the distance
Persist to completion
unanimous decision · split decision · survive · draw · endure
knock outadvance
Move or progress forward
qualify · go through · progress · make it through · stay in