kay·o (kā-ō′, kā′ō′) 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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kayo (ˈkeɪˈəʊ ) or KO n ,
pl kayos (Boxing)
boxing another term for
knockout 1 vb ,
kayoes ,
kayos ,
kayoing or kayoed (Boxing)
boxing another term for
knock out . See
knockout 7 [C20: from the initial letters of knock out ]
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KO (n. ˈkeɪˈoʊ, ˈkeɪˌoʊ; v. ˈkeɪˈoʊ) n., pl. KOs or KO's, n. 1. a knockout in boxing.
v.t. 2. to knock unconscious in boxing; knock out.
Often, K.O., k.o. [1920–25; initial letters of knock out ]
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kayo Past participle: kayoedGerund: kayoingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I kayo you kayo he/she/it kayos/kayoes we kayo you kayo they kayo
Preterite I kayoing you kayoing he/she/it kayoing we kayoing you kayoing they kayoing
Present Continuous I am kayoing you are kayoing he/she/it is kayoing we are kayoing you are kayoing they are kayoing
Present Perfect I have kayoed you have kayoed he/she/it has kayoed we have kayoed you have kayoed they have kayoed
Past Continuous I was kayoing you were kayoing he/she/it was kayoing we were kayoing you were kayoing they were kayoing
Past Perfect I had kayoed you had kayoed he/she/it had kayoed we had kayoed you had kayoed they had kayoed
Future I will kayo you will kayo he/she/it will kayo we will kayo you will kayo they will kayo
Future Perfect I will have kayoed you will have kayoed he/she/it will have kayoed we will have kayoed you will have kayoed they will have kayoed
Future Continuous I will be kayoing you will be kayoing he/she/it will be kayoing we will be kayoing you will be kayoing they will be kayoing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been kayoing you have been kayoing he/she/it has been kayoing we have been kayoing you have been kayoing they have been kayoing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been kayoing you will have been kayoing he/she/it will have been kayoing we will have been kayoing you will have been kayoing they will have been kayoing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been kayoing you had been kayoing he/she/it had been kayoing we had been kayoing you had been kayoing they had been kayoing
Conditional I would kayo you would kayo he/she/it would kayo we would kayo you would kayo they would kayo
Past Conditional I would have kayoed you would have kayoed he/she/it would have kayoed we would have kayoed you would have kayoed they would have kayoed
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Noun 1. kayo - a blow that renders the opponent unconsciousblow - 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"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"
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