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bare-knuckles

bare-knuckles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bare-knuckle.

Meaning of bare-knuckle

Verb

bare-knuckle (third-person singular simple present bare-knuckles, present participle bare-knuckling, simple past and past participle bare-knuckled)

  1. To box without boxing gloves.
    • ...at 36 he is still able to bare-knuckle the swagger out of the biggest lumberjack in the Northwest.1964, Time - Volume 84, Part 1, page 88
  2. To attack or overpower ruthlessly.
    • “I'm not surprised,” she said, “but your will is strong and your sense of humor is great. They ought to bare-knuckle almost any problem you do have.2008, Jay Bynum, Sallad Dayes, →ISBN, page 105

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Questions about bare-knuckles

What is bare-knuckles the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bare-knuckles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bare-knuckle.

Words near bare-knuckles in the dictionary

  1. bare-knuckle
  2. bare-knuckle boxing
  3. bare-knuckle fight
  4. bare-knuckle fights
  5. bare-knuckled
  6. bare-knuckles
  7. bare-knuckling
  8. bare-legged owl
  9. bare-legged owls
  10. bare-root
  11. bare-roots

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