technical knockout

technical knockout

n. Abbr. TKO

A victory in boxing, with immediate termination of the match, awarded by the referee when it appears that one fighter is too badly injured to continue.

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technical knockout

n

(Boxing) boxing a judgment of a knockout given when a boxer is in the referee's opinion too badly beaten to continue without risk of serious injury

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tech′nical knock′out

n.

the termination of a boxing bout by officials when the losing boxer's safety or health is deemed to be at risk. Abbr.: TKO, T.K.O.

[1945–50]

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technical knockout

(TKO) Referee’s decision to stop the fight because one boxer can no longer defend himself.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

technical knockout - a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue TKO kayo, KO, knockout - a blow that renders the opponent unconscious

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Translations

technical knockout

n (Boxing) → technischer K.o.

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