Knockout — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a very attractive or seductive looking woman

a blow that renders the opponent unconscious

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɑːkaʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɒkaʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɒkaʊt/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈɑːkaʊt/.

Examples

strong winds
a hard left to the chin
a knockout punch

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

kayo peach lulu looker ravisher dish hard smasher KO mantrap beauty severe stunner sweetheart

Parts of Speech

noun	a very attractive or seductive looking woman
noun	a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
adjective	very strong or vigorous “strong winds”

Word Forms

stun	verb	overcome as with astonishment or disbelief
dishy	adjective	(informal British) sexually attractive
knock out	verb	knock unconscious or senseless
severeness	noun	used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausschlagen

eine sehr attraktive oder verführerisch aussehende Frau

🇫🇷French

Assommer

une femme très attirante ou séduisante

🇪🇸Spanish

knockear

una mujer muy atractiva o seductora

🇮🇹Italian

tramortire

una donna dall'aspetto molto attraente o seducente

🇳🇱Dutch

knock-out

een zeer aantrekkelijke of verleidelijk uitziende vrouw

🇵🇹Portuguese

suprimir

uma mulher de aparência muito atraente ou sedutora

🇷🇺Russian

нокаутировать

очень привлекательная или соблазнительная женщина

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नॉक आउट

बहुत आकर्षक या मोहक दिखने वाली महिला

🇧🇩Bengali

নকআউট

একটি খুব আকর্ষণীয় বা প্রলোভনসঙ্কুল চেহারা মহিলা

🇮🇳Tamil

நாக் அவுட்

மிகவும் கவர்ச்சிகரமான அல்லது கவர்ச்சியான தோற்றமுள்ள பெண்

🇮🇳Telugu

నాకౌట్

చాలా ఆకర్షణీయంగా లేదా ఆకర్షణీయంగా కనిపించే స్త్రీ

🇮🇳Marathi

बाद

एक अतिशय आकर्षक किंवा मोहक दिसणारी स्त्री

🇮🇳Gujarati

નોકઆઉટ

ખૂબ જ આકર્ષક અથવા મોહક દેખાતી સ્ત્રી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಕೌಟ್

ತುಂಬಾ ಆಕರ್ಷಕ ಅಥವಾ ಸೆಡಕ್ಟಿವ್ ಕಾಣುವ ಮಹಿಳೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നോക്ക് ഔട്ട്

വളരെ ആകർഷകമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വശീകരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സ്ത്രീ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਛਾੜਨਾ

ਇੱਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਆਕਰਸ਼ਕ ਜਾਂ ਭਰਮਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਔਰਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناک آؤٹ

ایک بہت پرکشش یا موہک نظر آنے والی عورت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

昏死

看起来非常有魅力或诱人的女人

🇯🇵Japanese

ノックアウト

非常に魅力的または魅惑的な見た目の女性

🇰🇷Korean

녹아웃

매우 매력적이거나 매혹적으로 보이는 여성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hạ gục

một người phụ nữ trông rất hấp dẫn hoặc quyến rũ

🇹🇭Thai

น่าพิศวง

ผู้หญิงที่น่าดึงดูดหรือเย้ายวนใจมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

pukulan knockout

seorang wanita berpenampilan sangat menarik atau menggoda

🇲🇾Malay

kalah mati

seorang wanita yang kelihatan sangat menarik atau menggoda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قصا

امرأة جذابة للغاية أو مغرية المظهر

🇮🇷Persian

ناک اوت

یک زن بسیار جذاب یا فریبنده

🇹🇷Turkish

Nakavt

çok çekici veya baştan çıkarıcı görünümlü bir kadın

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוקאאוט

אישה מאוד מושכת או מפתה למראה

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