bare knuckling
bare knuckling is the present participle and gerund of bare knuckle.
bare knuckling is the alternative form of bare-knuckling.
Meaning of bare knuckle
Adjective
bare knuckle (comparative more bare knuckle, superlative most bare knuckle)
- 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
- 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
Meaning of bare-knuckling
Noun
bare-knuckling (uncountable)
- Boxing that is done without boxing gloves.
- In fact, the ring's transition from bare-knuckling to boxing was, in practical effect, only a slight move forward.1979, Don Atyeo, Blood & guts, violence in sports, page 168
- Ruthless competition.
- But there were danger signs in the polls that Carter's bare-knuckling was debasing what one aide called “his strongest positive: you Jimmy the Mean says he's sorry, and Ronald Reagan scrambles for the middle of the road.1980, Newsweek - Volume 96, page 312
Questions about bare knuckling
- What is bare knuckling the present participle and gerund of?
- Bare knuckling is the present participle and gerund of bare knuckle.
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