KNOCKOUT DROPS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does knockout drops mean? 

• KNOCKOUT DROPS (noun)
  The noun KNOCKOUT DROPS has 1 sense:

1. chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious

  Familiarity information: KNOCKOUT DROPS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KNOCKOUT DROPS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Chloral hydrate in combination with alcohol; usually administered surreptitiously to make the drinker unconscious

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("knockout drops" is a kind of...):

chloral hydrate (a colorless crystalline drug used as a sedative; irritates the stomach and can be addictive)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "knockout drops"):

Mickey Finn (slang term for knockout drops)