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knockabout

/'n/A/k/@/,b/AU/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Marked by knocking about or roughness.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. A small yacht, generally from fifteen to twenty- five feet in length, having a mainsail and a jib. All knockabouts have ballast and either a keel or centerboard. The original type was twenty-one feet in length. The next larger type is called a <i>raceabout</i>.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. full of rough and exuberant animal spirits

    adj.all

    Examples
    Knockabout comedy.
    Synonyms boisterous

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. suitable for rough use

    adj.all

    Examples
    A knockabout overcoat.
    A knockabout old car.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

knock upknock-downknock-down-and-drag-outknock-kneeknock-kneedknock-on effectknockdownknockdown-dragoutknocked outknocked-outknockerknocking

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