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bare knuckles

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

Meaning of bare knuckle

Adjective

bare knuckle (comparative more bare knuckle, superlative most bare knuckle)

  1. Without boxing gloves
    • As a former four-time bare knuckle UFC veteran, and MMA veteran Hall of Fame coach of the year, I know they are effective and valuable to any person as a form of self defense, whether experienced or novice.2008, Waysun "Johnny" Tsai, Paula Lazarz, Practical Kung-Fu Street Defense, →ISBN
  2. Ruthlessly competitive
    • But aggressive management maneuvers like that were missing from the paper's speculations (10/25/95) about labor's return to "bare knuckle tactics."1996, Extra! - Volumes 9-10, page 6

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 infinitives
  2. bare it all
  3. bare king
  4. bare knuckle
  5. bare knuckled
  6. bare knuckles
  7. bare knuckling
  8. bare license
  9. bare licenses
  10. bare metal
  11. bare minima

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