Standard Lemma guide

kayo

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -eɪəʊ
  • CMU ARPABET: K EY0 OW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A knockout.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To knock someone out, or render them unconscious or senseless.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a blow that renders the opponent unconscious

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: knockout, KO

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: blow

Narrower terms: technical knockout, TKO

4

verb

Meaning 4

knock unconscious or senseless

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the boxing champion knocked out his opponent in a few seconds

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: knock cold, knock out

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: beat, beat up, work over

History

Etymology

Respelling of the initial letters KO.