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knocked out |
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knocked out 1. Lit. unconscious. The losing boxer lay on the canvas, knocked out. 2. Fig. exhausted. We were all knocked out at the end of the day. I'm knocked out after just a little bit of work. 3. Fig. overwhelmed. We were just knocked out when we heard your news. Were we surprised? We were knocked out—elated! 4. Fig. intoxicated. They were all knocked out by midnight. Gary was knocked out when we dropped by, so we tried to sober him up. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If they told a boy they would knock seven bells out of him if he did a certain thing, when he did that thing, seven bells invariably were knocked out of him. "A trifle," said the colonel in his bass voice: "two hussars wounded, and one knocked out," he added, unable to restrain a happy smile, and pronouncing the phrase "knocked out" with ringing distinctness. He snatched the hat off John's head, knocked out the bottom [top], and put the hat on the roof. |
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