KO and kayo
Theme: SPORTS - BOXING
1.
n. a knockout. (The abbreviation is an initialism.)
It was a quick KO, and Wilbur was the new champ.It was a classic kayo. It was quick and effective.
2.
tr. to knock someone out.
Wilbur planned to KO Wallace in the third round.Wilbur usually kayos his opponent.
KO
Ⅰ
1. adjective
exhausted. An initialism of 'knocked-out'; used by black urban youths UK, 2004
2. verb
to knock-out; to destroy US, 1921
Ⅱ ⇨ KO; kayo
noun in boxing, a knock-out US, 1911