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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesノックアウトする
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nokkuauto suru
"彼は一撃で相手をノックアウトした。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To strike someone suddenly and forcefully, usually rendering them unconscious.
"The bouncer threatened to cold-cock anyone who started a fight in the bar."
- 1
A sudden, powerful blow that knocks a person out.
"He delivered a swift cold-cock before the attacker even had a chance to react."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in American English during the early 20th century, the term combines 'cold' (implying thoroughness or suddenness, as in 'cold dead') and 'cock' (an older colloquial term meaning to strike or cock back a fist). It initially gained traction in underworld and boxing slang to describe a sudden, devastating blow that renders an opponent unconscious instantly.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cold-cock" is said worldwide
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assommer
Transliteration: asomay
"Il a failli l'assommer d'un seul coup de poing."
niederschlagen
Transliteration: niːdɐˌʃlaːɡən
"Er hat ihn mit einem Schlag k.o. geschlagen."
stendere
Transliteration: stendere
"Lo ha steso con un pugno improvviso."
noquear
Transliteration: nokeaɾ
"Lo logró noquear de un solo golpe."
nortear
Transliteration: nocauteas
Script: nocautear
"Ele conseguiu nocauteá-lo com um soco."
बेhosh कर देना
Transliteration: behosh kar dena
Script: बेहोश कर देना
"उसने एक ही घूंसे में उसे बेहोश कर दिया।"
击昏
Transliteration: jī hūn
"他一拳把对方击昏在地。"
기절시키다
Transliteration: gijeolsikida
"그는 한 방에 상대를 기절시켰다."
ノックアウトする
Transliteration: nokkuauto suru
"彼は一撃で相手をノックアウトした。"
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