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KNOCKABOUT

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

• KNOCKABOUT (noun)

Sense 1

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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)

• KNOCKABOUT (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Full of rough and exuberant animal spirits

Synonyms:

knockabout; boisterous

Context examples:

boisterous practical jokes / knockabout comedy

Similar:

spirited (displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Suitable for rough use

Context examples:

a knockabout overcoat / a knockabout old car

Similar:

rugged (sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring)

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