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KNOCKOUT DROPS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does knockout drops mean?
• KNOCKOUT DROPS (noun)
The noun KNOCKOUT DROPS has 1 sense:
1. chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious
Familiarity information: KNOCKOUT DROPS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("knockout drops" is a kind of...):
chloral hydrate (a colorless crystalline drug used as a sedative; irritates the stomach and can be addictive)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "knockout drops"):
Mickey Finn (slang term for knockout drops)
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