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knocked out of the box

knocked out of the box is the simple past and past participle of knock out of the box.

Meaning of knock out of the box

Verb

knock out of the box (third-person singular simple present knocks out of the box, present participle knocking out of the box, simple past and past participle knocked out of the box)

  1. To cause a pitcher to be replaced by heavy hitting.
  2. (idiomatic) To cause something to be replaced by something else.
    Synonyms:
    oust

Questions about knocked out of the box

What is knocked out of the box the simple past and past participle of?
Knocked out of the box is the simple past and past participle of knock out of the box.

Words near knocked out of the box in the dictionary

  1. knocked one out of the ball park
  2. knocked one out of the ballpark
  3. knocked one out of the park
  4. knocked oneself out
  5. knocked out
  6. knocked out of the box
  7. knocked over
  8. knocked round
  9. knocked sideways
  10. knocked some sense into
  11. knocked someone down with a feather

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