knock about

knock about or around

Verb

1. to wander or travel about: I have knocked about the world through three continents

2. (foll. by with)to associate

3. to treat brutally: she looked knocked about, with bruises and cuts to her head

4. to consider or discuss informally

Adjective

knockabout

(of comedy) lively, boisterous, and physical

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	knock about - strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent" batter, buffet 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?" kick about, kick around exist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"