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KO

(kā′ō′) Slang
tr.v. KO'd, KO'ing, KO's
To knock out, as in boxing.
n. (kā-ō′, kā′ō′)
A knockout, as in boxing.
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KO

(ˈkeɪˈəʊ) or

k.o.

vb, KO's, KO'ing, KO'd, k.o.'s, k.o.'ing or k.o.'d
(Boxing) a slang term for knock out. See knockout
n, pl KO's or k.o.'s
(Boxing) a slang term for knockout
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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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KO


Past participle: KO'd
Gerund: KO'ing

Imperative
KO
KO
Present
I KO
you KO
he/she/it KO's
we KO
you KO
they KO
Preterite
I KO'd
you KO'd
he/she/it KO'd
we KO'd
you KO'd
they KO'd
Present Continuous
I am KO'ing
you are KO'ing
he/she/it is KO'ing
we are KO'ing
you are KO'ing
they are KO'ing
Present Perfect
I have KO'd
you have KO'd
he/she/it has KO'd
we have KO'd
you have KO'd
they have KO'd
Past Continuous
I was KO'ing
you were KO'ing
he/she/it was KO'ing
we were KO'ing
you were KO'ing
they were KO'ing
Past Perfect
I had KO'd
you had KO'd
he/she/it had KO'd
we had KO'd
you had KO'd
they had KO'd
Future
I will KO
you will KO
he/she/it will KO
we will KO
you will KO
they will KO
Future Perfect
I will have KO'd
you will have KO'd
he/she/it will have KO'd
we will have KO'd
you will have KO'd
they will have KO'd
Future Continuous
I will be KO'ing
you will be KO'ing
he/she/it will be KO'ing
we will be KO'ing
you will be KO'ing
they will be KO'ing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been KO'ing
you have been KO'ing
he/she/it has been KO'ing
we have been KO'ing
you have been KO'ing
they have been KO'ing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been KO'ing
you will have been KO'ing
he/she/it will have been KO'ing
we will have been KO'ing
you will have been KO'ing
they will have been KO'ing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been KO'ing
you had been KO'ing
he/she/it had been KO'ing
we had been KO'ing
you had been KO'ing
they had been KO'ing
Conditional
I would KO
you would KO
he/she/it would KO
we would KO
you would KO
they would KO
Past Conditional
I would have KO'd
you would have KO'd
he/she/it would have KO'd
we would have KO'd
you would have KO'd
they would have KO'd
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:KO - a blow that renders the opponent unconscious]KO - a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
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"
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Translations
KO

KO

A. N ABBR =knockout (KO's (pl)) → K.O. m, nocaut m
B. VT (KO'd (vb: pt, pp)) (gen) (Boxing) → dejar K.O., dejar fuera de combate
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KO

[keɪˈəʊ]
abbr (=knock out)
n → K.-O. m
vt → mettre K.-O.
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KO

n → K. o. m, → K.-o.-Schlag m
vt (Boxing) → k. o. schlagen ; Jim is totally KO’d (inf) → Jim ist total außer Gefecht gesetzt (inf) → or total ausgeknockt (sl)
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KO

k.o. [ˈkeɪˈəʊ]
1. n abbr (KO's (pl)) =knockout → K.O.
2. vt (KO'd (pt, pp)) =knock out → mettere k.o.
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