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knockabout knockabout definition

knockabout


 
  Grep  of  noun  knockabout 
  knockabout 
 
  Overview  of  noun  knockabout 
 
  The  noun  knockabout  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  knockabout  --  (a  sloop  with  a  simplified  rig  and  no  bowsprit) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  knockabout 
 
  The  adj  knockabout  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  boisterous,  knockabout  --  (full  of  rough  and  exuberant  animal  spirits;  "boisterous  practical  jokes";  "knockabout  comedy") 
  2.  knockabout  --  (suitable  for  rough  use  "a  knockabout  overcoat";  "a  knockabout  old  car") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  knockabout 
 
  2  senses  of  knockabout 
 
  Sense  1 
  boisterous,  knockabout 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  spirited)  ->  spiritless 
 
  Sense  2 
  knockabout 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  rugged)  ->  delicate 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  knockabout 
 
  2  senses  of  knockabout 
 
  Sense  1 
  boisterous,  knockabout 
  =>  spirited  (vs.  spiritless) 
 
  Sense  2 
  knockabout 
  =>  rugged  (vs.  delicate) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  knockabout 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  knockabout 
 
  knockabout  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  knockabout 
  knockabout 
 
  Overview  of  noun  knockabout 
 
  The  noun  knockabout  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  knockabout  --  (a  sloop  with  a  simplified  rig  and  no  bowsprit) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  knockabout 
 
  The  adj  knockabout  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  boisterous,  knockabout  --  (full  of  rough  and  exuberant  animal  spirits;  "boisterous  practical  jokes";  "knockabout  comedy") 
  2.  knockabout  --  (suitable  for  rough  use  "a  knockabout  overcoat";  "a  knockabout  old  car") 



knockabout definition