knock about

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

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?"