- technical knockout
- noun Date: 1921 the termination of a boxing match when a boxer is unable or is declared by the referee to be unable (as because of injuries) to continue the fight — called also TKO
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
technical knockout
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technical knockout — ► NOUN Boxing ▪ the ending of a fight by the referee on the grounds of a contestant s inability to continue, the opponent being declared the winner … English terms dictionary
technical knockout — n. Boxing a victory won when the opponent, though not knocked out, is so badly hurt that the referee stops the match … English World dictionary
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technical knockout — noun (sports) A knockout declared by a referee in cases where a participant is sufficiently injured, unbalanced, or confused and unable to continue the fight; … Wiktionary
technical knockout — /ˌtɛknɪkəl ˈnɒkaʊt/ (say .teknikuhl nokowt) noun the decision of the referee of a boxing contest to award the victory to one contestant as though a knockout had been delivered, because the other contestant is in the estimation of the referee not… …
technical knockout — Boxing. the termination of a bout by the referee when it is the judgment of the attending physician, a boxer s seconds, or the referee that a boxer cannot continue fighting without sustaining severe or disabling injury. Abbr.: TKO, T.K.O. [1945… … Universalium
technical knockout — noun Boxing the ending of a fight by the referee on the grounds of a contestant s inability to continue, the opponent being declared the winner … English new terms dictionary
technical knockout — tech′nical knock′out n. spo the termination of a boxing bout by officials when the losing boxer s safety or health is deemed to be at risk Abbr.: TKOT.K.O. • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
knockout — [näk′out΄] adj. that knocks out: said of a blow, etc. n. 1. a knocking out or being knocked out 2. a) a blow that knocks out b) Boxing a victory won when the opponent is knocked out: cf. TECHNICAL KNOCKOUT ☆ 3. Slang a very attractive or striking … English World dictionary
