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Kos

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kɒs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Kos': (kos, kôs); 'kos': (kōs)


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Kos, Cos /kɒs/ n
  1. 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)
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
KO /n. ˈkeɪˈoʊ, ˈkeɪˌoʊ; v. ˈkeɪˈoʊ/USA pronunciation   n., pl. KOs or KO's, v., KO'd, KO'•ing. 
n. 
  1. Sporta knockout in boxing: [countable]five KOs to his credit.[uncountable]winner by KO.

v. [~ + object]
  1. Sportto knock unconscious in boxing;
    knock out:KO'd in one round.
Often, K.O., k.o. 
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
kay•o /ˈkeɪˈoʊ, ˈkeɪˌoʊ/USA pronunciation   n., pl. -os, v., -oed, -o•ing. 
  1. SportSee KO.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
kos  (kōs),USA pronunciation n., pl. kos. (in India)
  1. Weights and Measures, British Empirea unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 mi. (1.6 to 4.8 km).
Also, coss. 
  • Hindi

Kos  (kos, kôs),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesone of the Greek Dodecanese Islands in the SE Aegean Sea, off the SW coast of Turkey. 16,650;
    111 sq. mi. (287 sq. km).
Also, Cos. Italian, Coo. 
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
KO  (n. kā′ō′, kā′ō′;v. kā′ō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. KO's, v., KO'd, KO'ing. [Slang.]
n. 
  1. Sporta knockout in boxing.

v.t. 
  1. Sportto knock unconscious, esp. in a boxing match;
    knock out.
Also, K.O., k.o., kayo. 
  • initial letters of knock out 1920–25

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
kay•o  (kā′ō′, kā′ō′;v. kā′ō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. kay•os, v., kay•oed, kay•o•ing. [Slang.]
  1. SportSee KO. 
  • 1920–25, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
KO, k.o. /ˈkeɪˈəʊ/ vb (KO's, KO'ing, KO'd, k.o.'s, k.o.'ing, k.o.'d)
  1. a slang term for knock out
    See knockout
 n ( pl KO's, k.o.'s)
  1. a slang term for knockout
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kayo, KO /ˈkeɪˈəʊ/ slang n ( pl kayos)
  1. another term for knockout
 vb (kayoes, kayos, kayoing, kayoed)
  1. another term for knock out
    See knockout
Etymology: 20th Century: from the initial letters of knock out
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