KO

Decisive boxing finish

KO is a knockout in boxing or fighting—a blow that renders the opponent unable to continue: He won by KO in the third round.

To KO someone is to knock them out.

Figuratively, KO means to defeat decisively: That argument KO'd his whole theory. (Ko is a surname or Go term.)

knockout

boxing

Combat sport using fists

  • punchStrike with fist
  • TKOReferee-stopped victory
  • canvasHeavy woven cloth

referee · count · unconscious · stoppage · uppercut · heavyweight · ring · bout · fighter · match

abbreviation

Korea

East Asian divided peninsula

Categories
Opposites
consciousness/functionality

KOconscious

Mentally present and alert

alert · awake · standing · responsive · revived

competition result

KOdraw

Create with pencil

no contest · stalemate · tie · survival

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG