KO'd
Flat on canvas
KO'd is the past tense of KO, meaning knocked out—rendered unconscious by a blow, especially in boxing.
The term extends to any decisive defeat: He got KO'd in the first round, The proposal was KO'd by the committee.
Informally, KO'd can mean exhausted: I was completely KO'd after the flight.
Incapacitating final blow
- punchStrike with fist
- uppercutAscending boxing strike
- ringClosed curve shape
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
referee · round · jab · hook · bout · canvas · cornerman · sparring
Complete power loss
- faintWeak and indistinct
- out coldFully unconscious
- passed outLost awareness suddenly
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
coma · stupor · syncope · swoon · sedated · anesthetized · concussed · dazed
Having lost a contest
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
- destroyedMade to cease existing
- annihilatedCompletely destroyed, nothing remaining
trounced · routed · vanquished · overpowered · outclassed · thrashed · wiped out · taken out
knockout
Incapacitating final blow
gloves · referee · round · jab · hook · bout · canvas · cornerman · sparring · heavyweight
blackout
Complete power loss
- faintWeak and indistinct
- out coldFully unconscious
- passed outLost awareness suddenly
unresponsive · coma · stupor · syncope · swoon · sedated · anesthetized · concussed · dazed · limp
beaten
Having lost a contest
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- demolishedCompletely destroyed a structure
- destroyedMade to cease existing
annihilated · trounced · routed · vanquished · overpowered · outclassed · thrashed · wiped out · taken out · finished
KO'dconscious
Mentally present and alert
awake · alert · wide awake · responsive · aware
Completed the full course
survived · undefeated · victorious · still standing · dominant
KO'dtriumphant
Joyfully victorious
victorious · unbeaten · in the running · going strong · undefeated