Definition of technical knockout in US English:
technical knockout
(also TKO)
nounˈteknəkəl ˈnäˌkoutˈtɛknəkəl ˈnɑˌkaʊt
Boxing The ending of a fight by the referee on the grounds of one contestant's inability to continue, the opponent being declared the winner.
Example sentencesExamples
- He scored a technical knockout early in the first round.
- He scored a brilliant third-round technical knockout in a battle which saw both fighters staggering across the ring.
- However, the return might take a little longer as South African boxing rules insist a fighter be suspended for two months after a technical knockout defeat.
- Ali was not at his best, but won with an 11 th-round technical knockout.
- It was the first time in his career that he had been beaten by a technical knockout.