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    knock out

    US /nɑk aʊt/

    ・

    UK /nɔk aut/

    A2
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo hit and make unconscious
    The criminal wanted to knock out his victim before doing anything else
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To defeat someone so decisively that they are unable to continue.
    The champion knocked out his opponent in the first round.
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To destroy or disable something, especially a piece of equipment.
    The explosion knocked out the power supply to the building.
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To make someone unconscious by hitting them.
    The thief knocked him out with a blow to the head.
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo defeat someone so decisively that they cannot continue.
    The underdog managed to knock out the champion in a stunning upset.
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo defeat an opponent in boxing by hitting them so that they cannot get up within a specified time.
    The boxer knocked his opponent out in the first round.
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo eliminate someone from a competition.
    Our team was knocked out of the competition in the semi-finals.
    phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo impress or astonish someone greatly.
    Her performance really knocked me out.

    Video subtitles

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    • hackers are going to knock out

      hackers are going to knock out

    A2

    Magnetron sputtering: How does it work?

    02:41Magnetron sputtering: How does it work?
    • This causes them to knock out material atoms from the surface,

      This causes them to knock out material atoms from the surface,

    • This causes them to knock out material atoms from the surface, which condense on the substrate surface as they pass by.

      This causes them to knock out material atoms from the surface, which condense on the substrate surface as they pass by.

    B2

    Mumbai’s Crazy-Efficient, 99.9999% Accurate Food Delivery System

    08:13Mumbai’s Crazy-Efficient, 99.9999% Accurate Food Delivery System
    • No sitting down and studying long blocks of text—with Brilliant.org, you can learn these new concepts a few minutes at a time, knock out a lesson on the subway, do one in bed, cruise through a few in the shower—it's up to you.

      No sitting down and studying long blocks of text—with Brilliant.org, you can learn these new concepts a few minutes at a time, knock out a lesson on the subway, do one in bed, cruise through a few in the shower—it's up to you.

    B1

    Bong Joon Ho Talks Parasite and That Eight-Minute Standing Ovation at Cannes

    02:47Bong Joon Ho Talks Parasite and That Eight-Minute Standing Ovation at Cannes
    • -Just knock out performance. You just -- oh.

      -Just knock out performance. You just -- oh.

    A2

    台灣旅行 (15 TOP TAIPEI STREET FOODS | TAIWAN FOOD GUIDE)

    12:17台灣旅行 (15 TOP TAIPEI STREET FOODS | TAIWAN FOOD GUIDE)
    • It's like a knock out. I'm going to try this sauce.

      It's like a knock out. I'm going to try this sauce.

    B1

    MasterChef Season 5 Episode 13

    41:37MasterChef Season 5 Episode 13
    • That's gonna be a tough one to knock out of the park.

      That's gonna be a tough one to knock out of the park.

    B1

    Susan McConnell (Stanford): Designing effective scientific presentations

    42:10Susan McConnell (Stanford): Designing effective scientific presentations
    • And then I explain that we've generated knock-out mice in which we've inserted

      And then I explain that we've generated knock-out mice in which we've inserted

    A2

    4 "Study Tips" That Work, These "Study Tips" Are Simple & Easy!!!! | personal developement | OSR

    05:144 "Study Tips" That Work, These "Study Tips" Are Simple & Easy!!!! | personal developement | OSR
    • within your house, basement, or office, wherever it may be you're able to knock out little

      within your house, basement, or office, wherever it may be you're able to knock out little

    • So if you have a nice little area within your house, basement, or office, whatever it may be, you're able to knock out little increments of studying instead of just these big chunks.

      So if you have a nice little area within your house, basement, or office, whatever it may be, you're able to knock out little increments of studying instead of just these big chunks.

    A2

    How China would seize Taiwan without firing a shot | Ian Bremmer Explains

    03:41How China would seize Taiwan without firing a shot | Ian Bremmer Explains
    • And China wouldn't have to stop there, cyber attacks could knock out Taiwan's power grid, banking system.

      And China wouldn't have to stop there, cyber attacks could knock out Taiwan's power grid, banking system.

    • Cyberattacks could knock out Taiwan's power grid, banking system.

      Cyberattacks could knock out Taiwan's power grid, banking system.

    B2

    Watch the second presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton

    56:44Watch the second presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
    • a lot when I run, because I knock out the tax code.

      a lot when I run, because I knock out the tax code.

    • TRUMP: I think you have to knock out ISIS.

      TRUMP: I think you have to knock out ISIS.

    B1