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Knockout vs Slap - What's the difference?

knockout | slap |

As nouns the difference between knockout and slap

is that knockout is the act of making someone unconscious, or at least unable to come back on their feet within a certain period of time; a tko while slap is a blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.

As an adjective knockout

is rendering someone unconscious.

As a verb slap is

to give a slap.

As an adverb slap is

exactly, precisely.

knockout

English

Alternative forms

* knock-out

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of making someone unconscious, or at least unable to come back on their feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.
    • The boxer scored a knockout on his opponent.
  • The deactivation of anything.
  • * 1989 , Network World (6 February 1989, page 82)
    • Pull the plug on a node to see how the network handles a node knockout .
  • (informal) Something wildly popular, entertaining, or funny.
    • If you've ever had a sack race, you know it's a real knockout for kids and adults alike.
  • (informal) A very attractive person, especially a beautiful woman.
  • * 1995 , Rhonda K. Reinholtz et al.'', " Sexual Discourse and Sexual Intercourse," in P. J. Kalbfleisch and M. J. Cody, eds., ''Gender, Power, and Communications in Human Relationships , p. 150,
    • Phrases such as "she bowled me over," "she's striking," and "she's a knockout " suggest that the woman affects the man in ways he cannot mediate or control.
  • A partially punched opening meant for optional later removal.
    • They left a knockout in the panel for running extra wires someday.
  • (genetics) The deactivation of a particular gene.
  • (genetics) A creature engineered with a particular gene deactivated.
  • (printing) An event where a foreground color causes a background color not to print.
  • (sports) A tournament, in which a team or player must beat the opponent in order to progress to the next round.
    • the knockout stages of the competition
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 3 , author=Chris Bevan , title=Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=In truth, Tottenham never really looked like taking all three points and this defeat means they face a battle to reach the knockout stages -with their next home game against PAOK Salonika on 30 November likely to prove decisive.}}

    Descendants

    * Portuguese: * Spanish:

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Rendering someone unconscious.
    • He delivered a knockout blow.
  • Amazing; gorgeous; beautiful.
    • You should have seen her knockout eyes.
  • (genetics) Designating an organism in which a particular gene has been removed or deactivated.
  • * 1999 , (Matt Ridley), Genome , Harper Perennial 2004, p. 255:
    • The result is a so-called knockout mouse, reared with a single gene silenced, the better to reveal that gene's true purpose.
  • Causing elimination from a competition
  • * 2012 , Ben Smith, Leeds United 2-1 Everton [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19632366]
    • Rodolph Austin delivered the knockout blow from close range 20 minutes from time, after Aidan White had given Leeds a dream start after four minutes.

    Related terms

    * knock one's socks off * knock out * technical knockout, TKO

    slap

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
  • The sound of such a blow.
  • (slang, uncountable) Makeup, cosmetics.

    • Usage notes

    Especially used of blows to the face (aggressive), buttocks, and hand, frequently as a sign of reproach. Conversely, used of friendly strikes to the back, as a sign of camaraderie.

    Hyponyms

    * cuff

    Derived terms

    * bitch-slap * slap in the face * pimp-slap

    Verb

    (slapp)
  • To give a slap.
    • She slapped him in response to the insult.
  • * 1922 , (Virginia Woolf), (w, Jacob's Room) Chapter 1
    • Mrs. Flanders rose, slapped her coat this side and that to get the sand off, and picked up her black parasol.
  • To cause something to strike soundly.
    • He slapped the reins against the horse's back.
  • To place, to put carelessly.
    • We'd better slap some fresh paint on that wall.

    Derived terms

    * slapper * slap-up

    Hyponyms

    * cuff

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Exactly, precisely
    • He tossed the file down slap in the middle of the table.

    Synonyms

    * just * right * slap bang * smack dab

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