kayoing
Sending down hard
Kayoing is knocking someone out, from the boxing abbreviation KO (knockout).
The word functions as the present participle of kayo: He was kayoing opponents left and right in his prime.
Outside boxing, it means defeating decisively or rendering unconscious: The medication ended up kayoing me for the whole afternoon.
Incapacitating final blow
- punchStrike with fist
- uppercutAscending boxing strike
- hookCurved catching device
- jabQuick, straight blow
ring · gloves · bout · referee · canvas · round · sparring · heavyweight
Incapacitating final blow
- flooredOverwhelmed by surprise
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- dazedShocked into mental fog
senseless · lights-out · flattened · dropped · decked · felled · prostrate
Incapacitating final blow
- vanquishmentAct of defeating thoroughly
- trouncingOverwhelming defeat
- routOverwhelming one-sided victory
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
drubbing · whipping · conquest · overthrow · humiliation · collapse · downfall · domination
Extremely impressive or beautiful
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- devastatingCausing severe damage
- showstopperSpectacular crowd-pleasing performance
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
knockout
Incapacitating final blow
jab · ring · gloves · bout · referee · canvas · round · sparring · heavyweight · welterweight
knockout
Incapacitating final blow
- flooredOverwhelmed by surprise
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
dazed · senseless · lights-out · flattened · dropped · decked · felled · prostrate
knockout
Incapacitating final blow
- vanquishmentAct of defeating thoroughly
- trouncingOverwhelming defeat
- routOverwhelming one-sided victory
beating · drubbing · whipping · conquest · overthrow · humiliation · collapse · downfall · domination · crushing
stunning
Extremely impressive or beautiful
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- devastatingCausing severe damage
- showstopperSpectacular crowd-pleasing performance
breathtaking · jaw-dropping · coup-de-grace · clincher · decisive
kayoinggoing the distance
Completing the full effort
outpointing · split decision · unanimous decision · surviving
kayoingreviving
Restoring vitality or consciousness
resuscitating · waking · rousing · bringing around · awakening
kayoingtaking the count
Being counted out prone
losing · going down · succumbing · falling · submitting