kayo

kay·o  (k-, k)

n. pl. kay·os Sports

A knockout in boxing.

tr.v. kay·oed, kay·o·ing, kay·os

1. Sports To knock out.

2. Slang To put out of commission.

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[Pronunciation of KO.]

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kayo, KO [ˈkeɪˈəʊ]

n pl kayos

vb kayoes, kayos kayoing, kayoed

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) Boxing slang another term for knockout, knock out

[from the initial letters of knock out]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kayo - a blow that renders the opponent unconscious KO, knockout technical knockout, TKO - a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb	1.	kayo - knock unconscious or senseless; "the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds" knock cold, knock out beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"