knock out

knock out
knock [sb., sth.] out, knock out [sb., sth.]
1) (dislodge) [person, blow] fare saltare via [tooth]; togliere, cavare [nail]; [person] vuotare (battendo) [contents]
2) (make unconscious) [person, blow] fare perdere i sensi a; [drug] stordire, narcotizzare; [boxer] mettere KO, mandare al tappeto [opponent]

don't drink the punch, it will knock you out! — non bere il punch, ti stende!

3) (destroy) fare saltare [tank, factory]
4) sport (eliminate) eliminare [opponent, team]
5) aut. (straighten) raddrizzare [dent, metal]
6) colloq. (overwhelm) sbalordire, stendere; knock oneself out colloq. sfiancarsi
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1) (to make unconscious by a blow, or (in boxing) unable to recover within the required time: The boxer knocked his opponent out in the third round.) mettere k.o.
2) (to defeat and cause to retire from a competition: That team knocked us out in the semi-finals (noun knock-out).) eliminare
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vt + adv
1) (stun) stordire, stendere, Boxing mettere k.o. or fuori combattimento

they knocked out the watchman — hanno stordito il guardiano

2) (nails) far uscire, levare, (in fight: teeth) spaccare

to knock out one's pipe — svuotare la pipa

3) (eliminate: in competition) eliminare

they were knocked out early in the tournament — sono stati eliminati all'inizio del torneo

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knock [sb., sth.] out, knock out [sb., sth.]
1) (dislodge) [person, blow] fare saltare via [tooth]; togliere, cavare [nail]; [person] vuotare (battendo) [contents]
2) (make unconscious) [person, blow] fare perdere i sensi a; [drug] stordire, narcotizzare; [boxer] mettere KO, mandare al tappeto [opponent]

don't drink the punch, it will knock you out! — non bere il punch, ti stende!

3) (destroy) fare saltare [tank, factory]
4) sport (eliminate) eliminare [opponent, team]
5) aut. (straighten) raddrizzare [dent, metal]
6) colloq. (overwhelm) sbalordire, stendere; knock oneself out colloq. sfiancarsi

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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