KO'd

verb

past tense of KO
as in knocked out

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  1. knocked out
  2. knocked down
  3. knocked over
Verb
  • Oklahoma City won the championship two years ago, and they were knocked out by the Spurs last year.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Had Coker scored, Tremble would have been the boxer who got knocked out.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of knocked out
Verb
  • Photojournalist Heidi Levine was knocked down, beaten, and robbed of her camera equipment by masked settlers in an attack captured on video by other journalists.
    — Cameron Peters, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Further details about what could be knocked down and what could built alongside the stadium are to come.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of knocked down
Verb
  • Another woman also said she was almost knocked over and was afraid she'd be hurt, Curtis said.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The Regional Parks Department said on social media that at least 10 light poles and several street signs were knocked over.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of knocked over
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