knock
Example Sentences
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At the White House on Tuesday, the president said: "We've had a very powerful impact. Virtually everything they had has been knocked out now. Their missile count is going down."
From BBC
Damage to Middle Eastern refineries has temporarily knocked out some production.
From Barron's
There are only so many air-defense interceptors available to knock down an almost limitless number of drones.
But its biggest win came when a tiny soccer underdog knocked an Italian titan out of the Champions League.
The iPhone’s encryption is as strong as it was before the FBI came knocking, because it is an architectural property of the device.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
