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knockabout
adjective knock·about \ˈnäk-ə-ˌbau̇t\
: noisy or rough often in a silly or amusing way
Full Definition of KNOCKABOUT
1
: suitable for rough use <knockabout clothing>
2
a : being noisy and rough : boisterous <knockabout games> b : characterized by boisterous antics and often extravagant burlesque <knockabout comedy>
3
of a sailing vessel : having a simplified rig marked by absence of bowsprit and topmast <a knockabout sloop>
— knockabout noun
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First Known Use of KNOCKABOUT
1880
Related to KNOCKABOUT
- Synonyms
- hell-raising, boisterous, rambunctious, raucous, robustious, roisterous, rollicking, rowdy, rumbustious [chiefly British]
- Antonyms
- orderly
Rhymes with KNOCKABOUT
all get-out, autoroute, bring about, carryout, carry out, cast about, come about, cutthroat trout, diner-out, down-and-out, duke it out, Eagle Scout, falling-out, figure out, follow out, gadabout, get about, go about, golden trout, gut it out, gutter out, hammer out, have it out, how about, infield out, inside out, just about, layabout, long-drawn-out, muster out, odd man out, out-and-out, put about, rainbow trout, report out, roundabout, rouseabout, roustabout, runabout, rural route, sauerkraut, set about, speckled trout, spit it out, stirabout, talent scout, turnabout, walkabout, waterspout, water sprout
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