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knock out vs overcome

overcome vs knock out

knock out and overcome both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
knock out No No Yes No
overcome No No Yes No
As verbs, overcome is a hypernym of knock out; that is, overcome is a word with a broader meaning than knock out:
  • knock out: overwhelm with admiration
  • overcome: overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Other hypernyms of knock out include overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm.
knock out (verb) overcome (verb)
destroy or break forcefully get on top of; deal with successfully
eliminate overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome
empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out win a victory over
knock unconscious or senseless overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
overwhelm with admiration
Difference between knock out and overcome

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