knockout
/ˈnɑk.oʊt/ noun B2- The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO. · The boxer scored a knockout on his opponent.
- The deactivation of anything.
- Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny. · If you've ever had a sack race, you know it's a real knockout for kids and adults alike.
- A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman.
- A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal. · They left a knockout in the panel for running extra wires someday.
- The deactivation of a particular gene.
- A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated.
- An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print.
Plural knockouts
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