English / phrasal verb
Knock out
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To defeat and eliminate an opponent from a competition, or to exhaust someone completely.
In context
01
Our department's football squad managed to knock out the defending champions in the inter-faculty tournament.
02
Studying through consecutive nights for the medical entrance exams completely knocked him out.
Synonyms
eliminate,defeat,incapacitate
Antonyms
advance,qualify,revitalize
Collocations
knock out of a tournament,knock out the champion,knockout round