to destroy something, or to stop it working
to do a lot of work in order to achieve something
to impress someone very much
to make someone feel very shocked or upset
to make someone leave a competition by defeating them
to make someone lose a quality
to make someone unconscious
to produce something quickly or carelessly
All the enthusiasm had been knocked out of him.
England had been knocked out of the World Cup by West Germany.
He hit me and nearly knocked me out.
The earthquake knocked out power supplies in many parts of the city.
The response to my work has absolutely knocked me out.
They’ve been knocking out candles at their factory since 1831.
We've still gotta knock out that back wall, open the whole thing up.
knocks out
knocking out
knocked out
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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