knockout
/ˈnɒkaʊt/noun
उच्चारण नॉकाउट
नॉकआउट
Core word
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a blow that makes an opponent fall to the ground and be unable to get up; a competition in which the winner of each game goes on to play in the next round
नॉकआउट
- knockout stage
- The champion lost his title with a single knockout in the second round.
- The fighter won the match by a knockout in the first round.
+ 3 more examples
- Our school reached the quarter-final of the knockout cup.
- The knockout stage of the tournament begins next week.
- A knockout punch ended the contest.
Synonyms KO elimination stunner
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
knockout (noun, sport)
In boxing a knockout, or KO, ends the fight when a boxer cannot stand up; it is countable.
Boxing में knockout (KO) वह है जब खिलाड़ी उठ नहीं पाता और मुकाबला खत्म हो जाता है; यह countable है।
- He won the match by a knockout in the fifth round.
knockout (competition)
A knockout is a tournament in which losing players or teams are out; it is also used as a modifier, as in knockout stage.
Knockout ऐसी प्रतियोगिता है जिसमें हारने वाले खिलाड़ी या टीमें बाहर हो जाती हैं; यह knockout stage जैसे modifier के रूप में भी आता है।
- India reached the knockout stage of the tournament.
knockout (informal, attractive)
In informal speech a knockout means a very attractive person or thing; it is used in descriptions of looks or ideas.
अनौपचारिक भाषा में knockout का अर्थ बहुत आकर्षक व्यक्ति या वस्तु है, और यह रूप-रंग या विचारों के वर्णन में आता है।
- Her red lehenga was a complete knockout.
knockout + noun
As an adjective it means very strong, as in a knockout blow or knockout punch.
Adjective के रूप में इसका अर्थ बहुत प्रबल है, जैसे knockout blow या knockout punch।
- The bad news was a knockout blow to the family.
+Collocations 4
knockout + noun
stageroundmatchpunchblowtournament
- The team lost in the knockout round on penalties.
verb + knockout
win byscoresufferreachsurvive
- The challenger won by a knockout in the second round.
adjective + knockout
technicalfirst-roundstunningshockclear
- The referee declared a technical knockout.
knockout + preposition
in the first roundof the cupat the finals
- A stunning knockout in the final made the fans roar.
“More examples 7
- The boxer won the title with a knockout in the last round.
मुक्केबाज़ ने अंतिम राउंड में knockout से खिताब जीत लिया।
- Eight teams reached the knockout stage of the IPL.
आठ टीमें IPL के knockout चरण में पहुँचीं।
- The school organised a knockout quiz in which losers left the stage.
स्कूल ने knockout quiz आयोजित की जिसमें हारने वाले मंच से हट जाते थे।
- That first-round defeat was a knockout blow for the young player's confidence.
पहले राउंड की वह हार युवा खिलाड़ी के आत्मविश्वास के लिए एक कड़ा झटका थी।
- Radhika's speech was a knockout, and the audience gave her a standing ovation.
राधिका का भाषण शानदार था और श्रोताओं ने खड़े होकर उसका अभिनंदन किया।
- The knockout format means one defeat sends a team home.
Knockout प्रारूप का अर्थ है कि एक हार टीम को घर भेज देती है।
- The new smartphone is a knockout in both design and battery life.
नया स्मार्टफ़ोन डिज़ाइन और बैटरी, दोनों में शानदार है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The team entered in the knockout stage.
✓ The team entered the knockout stage.
Enter is a transitive verb and takes no preposition here.
'Enter' transitive verb है और यहाँ इसके साथ preposition नहीं आता।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart knockout (noun) and knock out (verb: 'knocked out of the tournament').
Knockout (noun) और knock out (verb: 'knocked out of the tournament') को अलग रखिए।