adj
Meaning 1
Boisterous
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
knockabout
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈnɒk.əˌbaʊt/
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General-American: /ˈnɑk.əˌbaʊt/
adj
Meaning 2
Suitable for rough use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- I have a knockabout cello for non-concert gigs.
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noun
Meaning 3
Clothing suitable for rough use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A worker habitually engaged in casual employment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
A person living in rough, violent conditions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
A tumbler.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arts, circus, hobbies, lifestyle, performing-arts, sports
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noun
Meaning 7
A slapstick comedian or comedy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle
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noun
Meaning 8
A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, sailing, transport
Examples
- We sailed our knockabout around Cape Cod.
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noun
Meaning 9
An act of playing a sport casually or informally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
- The kids had a knockabout with a football in the backyard.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 10
suitable for rough use
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a knockabout overcoat
- a knockabout old car
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adjective satellite
Meaning 11
full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- boisterous practical jokes
- knockabout comedy
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Synonyms: boisterous
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 12
a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sloop
History
Etymology
Deverbal from knock about.