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cold·cock
/
ˈ
ko
ʊ
ld
ˈ
k
ɑ
:
k/
verb
cold·cocks
;
cold·cocked
;
cold·cock·ing
[
+ obj
]
US
,
informal
:
to hit (someone) very hard
:
to knock out (someone) with a hard punch
▪
He got
coldcocked
by some guy in a bar.
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