KNOCKABOUT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
    Hypernyms(s) knockabout is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

KNOCKABOUT as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • suitable for rough use
    Usage Example(s)
    • a knockabout overcoat
    • a knockabout old car
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  2. Meaning
    • full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • boisterous practical jokes
    • knockabout comedy
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