how to pronounce knockout

/ˈnɑːˌkaʊt/

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knockout is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of knockout in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… now um it's also a knockout at dinner …”

meaning of knockout

Knockout means to cause someone to lose consciousness by hitting them on the head with a hard object.

knockout frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word knockout occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics knockout can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that knockout can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) leisure and entertainment;