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What is the noun for knockout?

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knockout
  1. The act of making someone unconscious, or at least unable to come back on their feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.
  2. The deactivation of anything.
  3. (informal) Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny.
  4. (informal) A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman.
  5. A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal.
  6. (genetics) The deactivation of a particular gene.
  7. (genetics) A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated.
  8. (printing) An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print.
  9. (sports) A tournament in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress to the next round.
  10. (uncountable) A simple game for two or more players, derived from basketball.
  11. Synonyms:
  12. Examples:
    1. “In real fighting, however, a one-punch knockout is very unlikely.”
      “So he didn't crash down on the floor in a knockout, but I'd swear he knew he'd been given a licking of one kind or another.”
      “And with her long black hair and those clear brown eyes and high cheekbones, she was a real knockout.”
knock-out
  1. Alternative form of knockout
  2. Examples:
    1. “In each group, each team plays all the others in a round-robin format, then the top two go through to the knock-out round.”
      “England fans will want to watch the other matches across the groups to see who their team may be playing in the knock-out stages.”
      “Two wilting sides then slugged it out toe-to-toe in the extra 30 minutes before Town finally delivered the knock-out blow.”
knock-outs
  1. plural of knock-out
knockouts
  1. plural of knockout
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The play-offs and quarter-finals onwards are straight knockouts, each round being decided by a free draw.”
      “He had an excellent one-two combination and a surprisingly stiff right cross, which enabled him to score a number of early knockouts.”
      “Following the Lyle fight Foreman scored four consecutive knockouts over the division's top contenders including former champ Joe Frazier.”
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