Other forms: knockouts
A knockout is a competition in which losers leave at once. The knockout stages, a knockout tournament, knocked out in the first round.
It is the opposite of a league, where everybody plays everybody. Many tournaments use a group stage followed by knockout rounds. In boxing, a knockout is a win by the opponent being unable to continue, abbreviated KO, and a technical knockout is stopped by the referee. Informally, a knockout is somebody or something stunningly attractive. Note knock out as two words, which is the verb.
1nounknockoutA competition where losers leave at once.
“The team was beaten in the first round of the knockout and flew home.”
2nounboxingA boxing win by the opponent being unable to continue.
“It was a knockout in about the ninth round.”
knockout is an elimination.
Deverbal from knock out.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA