WordCmp.com

work over vs knock out

knock out vs work over

work over and knock out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
work over No No Yes No
knock out No No Yes No
As verbs, knock out is a hyponym of work over; that is, knock out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than work over:
  • work over: give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
  • knock out: knock unconscious or senseless
Other hyponyms of work over include strong-arm, soak, pistol-whip, belabor, belabour, rough up, flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip, cane, flog, lambast, lambaste, kayo, knock cold, flail, lam, thrash, thresh, baste, batter, clobber, larrup, paddle, spank.
work over (verb) knock out (verb)
give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression destroy or break forcefully
eliminate
empty (as of tobacco) by knocking out
knock unconscious or senseless
overwhelm with admiration
Difference between work over and knock out

Words related to "work over"

Words related to "knock out"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.