knock
verb
to hit someone very hard, so that they fall or become unconscious
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To knock someone down by hitting them
strike down
to hit someone with enough force to make them fall down
knock down
to hit someone with a vehicle so that they are injured or killed
take down
to hit or shoot someone so that they fall down
lay out
to hit someone so hard that they fall to the ground and become unconscious
send someone sprawling
to hit someone with so much force that they fall down
punch someone’s lights out
to hit someone so hard that they fall and cannot get up
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a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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