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knock someone out

knock someone out

Date: Feb 11 2010

Themes: Health, Sports

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“I said to the ambulance driver, ‘You might have to knock me out, because I don’t know if I can take this pain.’”

- Actor Channing Tatum talking about a recent injury. (usweeklymag dot com)

Definition

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hit someone so hard that they lose consciousness

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When you’re mad at someone, there are different ways to deal with your anger. You could take the calm, rational approach and try to talk out your problems with that person. Or you could take a short cut and knock him out.

Knock someone out is used like a verb, as in, “I got so furious at him, I knocked him out.” But knockout can also be used as a noun. In boxing, a fighter wins a match when he gets a knockout. And when a woman is really gorgeous, she is sometimes called a knockout. She’s so beautiful, just looking at her could make you pass out! So a knockout isn’t always a bad. Sometimes we even say that something knocked us out if it really shocked, surprised, or impressed us.

But why would anyone ever want to be knocked out? Well, maybe you would want to lose consciousness if someone accidentally poured a bunch of boiling hot water down your pants. Believe it or not, that’s what recently happened to the actor Channing Tatum, the star of G.I. Joe. After the accident, Channing had to be rushed to the hospital and get treated for burns on his…um, let’s just say it was on a very sensitive part of his body. He was in so much pain in the ambulance that he wanted someone to knock him out so he wouldn’t have to feel it anymore. Luckily, Channing is now completely recovered. And he’s such a nice guy, he didn’t even knock out the person who spilled the boiling water on him!

Have you ever knocked anyone out or gotten knocked out? Have you ever gotten so mad at someone that you wanted to knock him out?

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“Brad knocked his brother out when he found out that he’d been trying to hook up with Brad’s wife.”

“He’s so strong, I bet he could knock someone out with one punch.”

“Chris got really drunk at a party and knocked out some guy he didn’t even know.”

“Cory got knocked out by a big scary dude at the bar last night.”

Winners

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Gipsy Girl it means to hit so hard until lose the conscience...
by Gipsy Girl
Sezai To impress someone very much, to make someone feel very shocked or upset,send somebody flying, lay somebody low, prostrate, knock down..
by Sezai
make him unconscious
by periwinkle.chic
Gellerke make someone unconscious
by Gellerke
Harry_Lime Hit somebody till it to fall and/or faint
by Harry_Lime

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mickee85

mickee85

Philippines

So far I haven't knocked anyone out yet or gotten knocked out. If I'm mad, I really want to knock someone out but it's just on my mind not really planning to do it:P I'm such a coward, lol.

Channing Tatum was supposed to play Riley ( the new born vampire) in the twilight saga eclipse, but they chose Xavier Samuel:(

12:41 PM Feb 11 2010 |

Tempest

Tempest

Syrian Arab Republic

i always knock peapol out i can't contoll my anger :(

10:16 AM Feb 11 2010 |

kaushalyats

Sri Lanka

Hey guys there is a huge different between knocked up and knocked out. Be careful when you are using to describe something u might end up with a very embarrassing situation if u not correctly use this…………..lol

09:07 AM Feb 11 2010 |

Daniel Guy

Daniel Guy

China

yes,of course.everyone wants to knock sb out sometimes.but i think talk is a more useful way

08:40 AM Feb 11 2010 |

~MemoTheHun~

Germany

:S

08:33 AM Feb 11 2010 |

~MemoTheHun~

Germany

I wonder who will be the first one I knock out.

07:29 AM Feb 11 2010 |

F.L.

F.L.

China

i've seen the film.actually,it is so boredom.i only remember u beat me while i beat u.how one person could defeat all his opponents,that's too false!i would rather to watch WWE or K1.

05:40 AM Feb 11 2010 |

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