technical knockout
–noun 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. Abbreviation: TKO, T.K.O. |
Origin: 1945–50
technical knockout
n.
Abbr. TKO
A victory in boxing, with immediate termination of the match, awarded by the referee when it appears that one fighter is too badly injured to continue. |
TKO
abbr. technical knockout |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
TKO
technical knockout to keep [vein] open
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