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KNOCKABOUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does knockabout mean?
• KNOCKABOUT (noun)
The noun KNOCKABOUT has 1 sense:
1. a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
Familiarity information: KNOCKABOUT used as a noun is very rare.
• KNOCKABOUT (adjective)
The adjective KNOCKABOUT has 2 senses:
1. full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
2. suitable for rough use
Familiarity information: KNOCKABOUT used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("knockabout" is a kind of...):
sloop (a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
Synonyms:
boisterous; knockabout
Context example:
knockabout comedy
Similar:
spirited (displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Suitable for rough use
Context example:
a knockabout old car
Similar:
rugged (sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring)
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