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knock about
(redirected from Knockabout (disambiguation))

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knock about, around
vb
1. (intr, adverb) to wander about aimlessly
2. (intr, preposition) to travel about, esp as resulting in varied or exotic experience he's knocked about the world a bit
3. (intr, adverb; foll by with) to associate to knock about with a gang
4. (tr, adverb) to treat brutally he knocks his wife about
5. (tr, adverb) to consider or discuss informally to knock an idea about
n knockabout
(Transport / Nautical Terms) a sailing vessel, usually sloop-rigged, without a bowsprit and with a single jib
adj knockabout
rough; boisterous knockabout farce
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Verb1.knock about - strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"
strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
2.knock about - be around; be alive or active; "Does the old man still kick around?"
exist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"


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