KNOCKED-OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does knocked-out mean? 

• KNOCKED-OUT (adjective)
  The adjective KNOCKED-OUT has 1 sense:

1. damaged

  Familiarity information: KNOCKED-OUT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KNOCKED-OUT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Damaged

Context example:

the gym has some of the most knocked-out equipment since Vic Tanny

Similar:

damaged (harmed or injured or spoiled)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

 Context examples 

These mice are bred to yield a strain in which all the cells contain the knocked-out gene.

(Knock-Out Mouse, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Mice whose genome contains a gene whose function has been disrupted, or "knocked-out".

(Knock-Out Mouse, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)