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kos

[kohs]
noun, plural kos. (in India)
a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).
Also, coss.

Origin:
< Hindi ≪ Sanskrit krośa

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Kos

[kos, kaws]
noun
one of the Greek Dodecanese Islands in the SE Aegean Sea, off the SW coast of Turkey. 111 sq. mi. (287 sq. km).
Also, Cos.
Italian Coo.
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KO

[n. key-oh, key-oh; v. key-oh] noun, plural KO's, verb, KO'd, KO'ing. Slang.
noun
1.
a knockout in boxing.
verb (used with object)
2.
to knock unconscious, especially in a boxing match; knock out.
Also, K.O., k.o., kayo.

Origin:
1920–25; initial letters of knock out

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kayo or slang KO (ˈkeɪˈəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n , pl kayos
1.  boxing another term for knockout
 
—vb , kayos, kayoes, kayos, kayoing, kayoed
2.  boxing See knockout another term for knock out
 
[C20: from the initial letters of knock out]
 
KO or slang KO
 
—n
 
—vb
 
[C20: from the initial letters of knock out]

KO or k.o. (ˈkeɪˈəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb , KO's, KO'ing, KO'd, k.o.'s, k.o.'ing, k.o.'d
1.  See knockout a slang term for knock out
 
—n , KO's, KO'ing, KO'd, k.o.'s, k.o.'ing, k.o.'d, KO's, k.o.'s
2.  a slang term for knockout
 
k.o. or k.o.
 
—vb
 
—n

kos (kəʊs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n , pl kos
Also called: coss an Indian unit of distance having different values in different localities. It is usually between 1 and 3 miles or 1 and 5 kilometres
 
[from Hindi kōs]

Kos or Cos1 (kɒs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
an island in the SE Aegean Sea, in the Greek Dodecanese Islands: separated from SW Turkey by the Kos Channel; settled in ancient times by Dorians and became famous for literature and medicine. Pop: 30 947 (2001). Area: 282 sq km (109 sq miles)
 
Cos or Cos1
 
—n

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kos
measure of distance in India (about 2 miles), from Hindi kos, from Skt. krosah, lit. "a call, a shout;" thus, "distance within which a man's shout can be heard."
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KO definition

[ˈkeˈo]
and kayo
  1. n.
    a knockout. (The abbreviation is an initialism. Boxing.) : It was a quick KO, and Wilbur was the new champ.
  2. tv.
    to knock someone out. (See also KOed. Boxing.) : Wilbur planned to KO Wallace in the third round.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ko
Korean
KO

  1. Coca-Cola Co.

  2. knockout

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