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  1. 1
    to make someone unconscious

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of knock out

    Losing and regaining consciousness: faint, pass out, knock out, black out, collapse, go under, fit, stun, faint, slump... more
  5. 5
    informal to make someone feel very shocked or upset

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of knock out

    To make someone feel sad or upset: upset, wound, disturb, depress, distress, devastate, dismay, hang over, stab, worry... more
  6. 6
    informal to produce something quickly or carelessly

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of knock out

    General words for to produce goods: produce, bring out, issue, churn out, roll out, grind out, turn out, manufacture, rush out, bang out... more
  7. 7
    to make someone lose a quality

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of knock out

    To have an effect on someone's emotions or attitudes: influence, decide, lead to, grip, stir, skew, give, catch, pack a punch, color... more
  8. 8
    knock yourself out informal to do a lot of work in order to achieve something

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of knock out

    To work hard: work at, forge, overwork, slave, toil, apply yourself, put your back into something, buckle down, labor, exert yourself... more

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