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kayo

kayo noun: a knockout.

Noun

kayo (plural kayos or kayoes)

  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

Verb

kayo (third-person singular simple present kayos or kayoes, present participle kayoing, simple past and past participle kayoed)

  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 of kayo

Noun
pluralkayos
pluralkayoes
Verb
third-person singular presentkayos
third-person singular presentkayoes
present participlekayoing
past participlekayoed
pastkayoed

Origin of kayo

Respelling of the initial letters KO.

Words that rhyme with kayo

Questions about kayo

What does kayo mean?
Kayo means a knockout.
What part of speech is kayo?
Kayo can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of kayo?
The plural of kayo is kayos.

Words near kayo in the dictionary

  1. Kaylyn
  2. Kaylynn
  3. kaymak
  4. kaymakam
  5. kaymakams
  6. kayo
  7. kayoed
  8. kayoeing
  9. kayoes
  10. kayoing
  11. Kayoko

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