KNOCKDOWN-DRAGOUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does knockdown-dragout mean? 

• KNOCKDOWN-DRAGOUT (adjective)
  The adjective KNOCKDOWN-DRAGOUT has 1 sense:

1. extremely violent

  Familiarity information: KNOCKDOWN-DRAGOUT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KNOCKDOWN-DRAGOUT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extremely violent

Synonyms:

knock-down-and-drag-out; knockdown-dragout

Context example:

a knock-down-and-drag-out fight

Similar:

violent (acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)