KAYO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kayo mean? 

• KAYO (noun)
  The noun KAYO has 1 sense:

1. a blow that renders the opponent unconscious

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

• KAYO (verb)
  The verb KAYO has 1 sense:

1. knock unconscious or senseless

  Familiarity information: KAYO used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KAYO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A blow that renders the opponent unconscious

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

kayo; knockout; KO

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

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

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

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

• KAYO (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Knock unconscious or senseless

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

kayo; knock cold; knock out

Context example:

the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds

Hypernyms (to "kayo" is one way to...):

beat; beat up; work over (give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They want to kayo the prisoners