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knock about
orknock 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. (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
(Nautical Terms) a sailing vessel, usually sloop-rigged, without a bowsprit and with a single jib
adj
rough; boisterous: knockabout farce.
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Verb | 1. | 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?" |
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knock
verbphrasal verb
knock about or around
1. To be rough or brutal with:
Slang: mess up.
3. Informal. To speak together and exchange ideas and opinions about:
Informal: hash (over), kick around.
Slang: rap.
Idiom: go into a huddle.
knock down
phrasal verb
knock off
1. Informal. To take away (a quantity) from another quantity:
2. Slang. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully:
Informal: put away.
knock out
1. To render powerless or motionless, as by inflicting severe injury:
Idiom: put out of action.
knock over
noun
2. Slang. A comment expressing fault:
Informal: pan.
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