coldcocks; coldcocked; coldcocking
US, informal
: to hit (someone) very hard : to knock out (someone) with a hard punch
He got coldcocked by some guy in a bar.
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“Coldcock.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/coldcock. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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