knock out vs overtake

knock out and overtake both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
knock out	No	No	Yes	No
overtake	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, overtake is a hypernym of knock out; that is, overtake is a word with a broader meaning than knock out:

Other hypernyms of knock out include overcome, overpower, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm.

knock out (verb)	overtake (verb)
destroy or break forcefully	catch up with and possibly overtake
eliminate	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out	travel past
knock unconscious or senseless
overwhelm with admiration