knock out vs take away

take away vs knock out

knock out and take away both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
knock out	No	No	Yes	No
take away	No	No	Yes	No

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

knock out: destroy or break forcefully
take away: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Other hypernyms of knock out include remove, take, withdraw.

knock out (verb)	take away (verb)
destroy or break forcefully	take out or remove
eliminate	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out	get rid of something abstract
knock unconscious or senseless	take away a part from; diminish
overwhelm with admiration	buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
	remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
	take from a person or place

Difference between knock out and take away

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