A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms …

The meaning of KNOCKOUT is the act of knocking out : the condition of being knocked out. How to use knockout in a sentence.

2 days ago · Former two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua defeated YouTuber-turned-fighter Jake Paul by knockout in the sixth round of their much-anticipated bout at the Kaseya …

1 day ago · Anthony Joshua knocked out Jake Paul in the sixth round of their boxing fight Friday night at Kaseya Center in Miami. It was Paul's first knockout defeat.

If you describe someone or something as a knockout, you think that they are extremely attractive or impressive.

knockout noun [C] (COMPETITION) (US elimination tournament) a competition in which only the winners of each stage play in the next stage, until one competitor or team is the final winner:

KNOCKOUT definition: an act or instance of knocking out. See examples of knockout used in a sentence.

a panel in a casing, can, or box, esp. of metal or plastic, so designed that it can readily be removed, as by punching, hammering, or cutting, to provide an opening into the interior: a …

Dec 14, 2025 · knockout (plural knockouts) 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.

KNOCKOUT meaning: 1 : an occurrence in which a boxing match ends when a fighter has been knocked down by a punch and is unable to start fighting again before 10 seconds have …