technical knockout

noun

: 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

Examples of technical knockout in a Sentence

He has 10 knockouts and 6 technical knockouts.

He won by technical knockout.

Recent Examples on the Web

Rodrigues, meanwhile, is coming off a brutal loss, a technical knockout defeat at the violent hands of Jared Cannonier on Feb. 15, 2025. —Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025

Paul, 28, defeated Askren in a technical knockout one minute and 59 seconds into the first round. —Escher Walcott, People.com, 8 June 2025

During the event, Jon Jones ended his match early in the third round with a technical knockout against Stipe Miocic and lent his heavyweight champion title belt to Trump. —Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024

Holyfield beat Tyson in 1996 via technical knockout. —Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for technical knockout

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout