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knock-down-drag-out

knock-down-drag-out is the alternative form of knockdown-dragout.

Meaning of knockdown-dragout

Adjective

knockdown-dragout (comparative more knockdown-dragout, superlative most knockdown-dragout)

  1. Of a fight or battle, markedly violent.

See all 2 meanings of knockdown-dragout

Forms of knock-down-drag-out

Adjective
comparativemore knock-down-drag-out
superlativemost knock-down-drag-out
Noun
pluralknock-down-drag-outs

Questions about knock-down-drag-out

What is knock-down-drag-out the alternative form of?
Knock-down-drag-out is the alternative form of knockdown-dragout.

Words near knock-down-drag-out in the dictionary

  1. knock-and-talks
  2. knock-back
  3. knock-backs
  4. knock-down-and-drag-out
  5. knock-down-and-drag-outs
  6. knock-down-drag-out
  7. knock-down-drag-outs
  8. knock-for-knock agreement
  9. knock-for-knock agreements
  10. knock-knee
  11. knock-kneed

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