knocked out

knocked out
knocked out
1. Lit. unconscious. •

The losing boxer lay on the canvas, knocked out.

2. Fig. exhausted. •

We were all knocked out at the end of the day.

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I'm knocked out after just a little bit of work.

3. Fig. overwhelmed. •

We were just knocked out when we heard your news.

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Were we surprised? We were knocked out—elated!

4. Fig. intoxicated. •

They were all knocked out by midnight.

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Gary was knocked out when we dropped by, so we tried to sober him up.

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{adj.}, {slang} Intoxicated; drugged; out of one's mind. * /Jim sounds so incoherent, he must be knocked out./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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