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KAYO

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A blow that renders the opponent unconscious

Synonyms:

kayo; knockout; KO

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Knock unconscious or senseless

Example:

the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds

Synonyms:

kayo; knock cold; knock out

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

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