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KNOCK COLD

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Knock unconscious or senseless

Example:

the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds

Synonyms:

kayo; knock cold; knock out

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "knock cold" is one way to...):

beat; beat up; work over (give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They want to knock cold the prisoners

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