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KO (ko'd, ko'ing, ko's)

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IPA (US): 

Irregular inflected forms: ko'd  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, ko'ing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, ko's  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does KO mean? 

KO (noun)
  The noun KO has 1 sense:

1. a blow that renders the opponent unconsciousplay

  Familiarity information: KO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A blow that renders the opponent unconscious

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

kayo; knockout; KO

Hypernyms ("KO" is a kind of...):

blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)

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

technical knockout; TKO (a knockout declared by the referee who judges one boxer unable to continue)


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