name
Meaning 1
Synonym of Fungor (“language of Sudan”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Fungor
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ko
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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kŭ
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gŭ
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/ˈkəʊ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -əʊ
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homophone: Co.
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CMU ARPABET: K OW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A local shape to which the ko rule applies; a ko shape.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: go
Examples
- Black gets an easy game by just filling the ko.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
ko fight
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: go
Examples
- Black wins the ko easily.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
a stone in a ko in atari, a ko stone
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: go
Examples
- Black recaptures the ko and white has to find another ko threat.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
Abbreviation of knock out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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
noun
Meaning 7
Abbreviation of kick-off (“the time or manner of start of play”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 8
To knock someone out; to render someone unconscious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war
Examples
- Joe KO'd the opposing boxer.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 9
To start play.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 10
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, kayo
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blow
Narrower terms: technical knockout, TKO
History
Etymology
From Mandarin 柯 (Kʻo1), 葛 (Ko2), Cantonese 高 (gou1), Korean 고 (Go), etc.
Borrowed from Japanese 劫 (kō).
Initialism of knock out. Initialism of kick-off.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 劫 (jié) — Translations
- Japanese: コウ (kō) — Translations
- Japanese: 劫 (kō) — Translations
- Korean: 패 (pae) — Translations
- Finnish: tyrmätä — to knock somebody out
- Hungarian: kiüt — to knock somebody out
- Hungarian: KO-zik — to knock somebody out
- Portuguese: nocautear — to knock somebody out