Definition of knock about

Overview of noun knock_about

The noun knockabout has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. knockabout

(a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit)

Overview of verb knock_about

The verb knock about has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) buffet, knock about, batter

(strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent")

2. kick around, knock about, kick about

(be around; be alive or active; "Does the old man still kick around?")

Overview of adj knock_about

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")