KNOCK COLD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does knock cold mean? 

• KNOCK COLD (verb)
  The verb KNOCK COLD has 1 sense:

1. knock unconscious or senseless

  Familiarity information: KNOCK COLD used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KNOCK COLD (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Knock unconscious or senseless

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

kayo; knock cold; knock out

Context example:

the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds

Hypernyms (to "knock cold" is one way to...):

beat; beat up; work over (give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They want to knock cold the prisoners