verb
knock unconscious or senseless
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the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds
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Somebody ——s somebody
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They want to knock cold the prisoners
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phrasal : to knock out (sense 2a)
ran his head into the wall and was knocked cold
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knock cold
1. To knock (someone) out
2. To shock violently
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Main Entry: ↑knock
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knock (someone) cold
: to cause (someone) to become unconscious
She was knocked cold [=knocked out] by the collision.
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Main Entry: ↑knock
Useful english dictionary. 2012.