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kayo en · NOUN

Etymology

Respelling of the initial letters KO.

Meanings

  1. A knockout.
    • His stunning title-winning kayo of Charles captivated the country, and on top of everything, he was actually an amazing fighter for one of his years, both as a puncher and boxer. 2023, Ian Phimister, David Patrick, editors, A Boxing Legacy: The Life and Works of Writer and Cartoonist Ted Carroll, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 239:

Forms

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kayoes Number=Plur lexicographic
kayos Number=Plur lexicographic

kayo en · VERB

Etymology

Respelling of the initial letters KO.

Meanings

  1. To knock someone out, or render them unconscious or senseless.
    • When Lee Savold, a perennial heavyweight title contender, was kayoed by the great Joe Louis, he was asked by reporters, did anyone in his lengthy career hit harder than Joe? 2014, Robert F. Fernandez, Sr., Boxing in New Jersey, 1900–1999, McFarland, →ISBN, page 47:

Forms

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kayoes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
kayoed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
kayoed Tense=Past lexicographic
kayos Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
kayoing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic