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knockaround

knockaround adjective: synonym of knockabout.

Adjective

knockaround (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of knockabout.
    • Now they’re both correct. Mr. Penn has joined the cast of “The Three Stooges,” a new MGM comedy based on the vintage film shorts of that knockaround trio, Variety reported. Mr. Penn, who recently won his second Academy Award, for playing the title role in Gus Van Sant’s “Milk,” is set to play...2009 March 26, “Nyuk Nyuk Huh? Sean Penn Joins ‘Three Stooges’ Movie”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    knockabout

Synonyms of knockaround

Origin of knockaround

Deverbal from knock around.

Questions about knockaround

What does knockaround mean?
Knockaround means synonym of knockabout.
What part of speech is knockaround?
Knockaround is an adjective.

Words near knockaround in the dictionary

  1. knock-ups
  2. knockabout
  3. knockabouts
  4. Knockagh
  5. Knockando
  6. knockaround
  7. knockback
  8. knockbacks
  9. knockbuster
  10. knockbusters
  11. Knockcloghrim

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