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KAYO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A blow that renders the opponent unconscious
Synonyms:
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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