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knockdown-dragout

knockdown-dragout adjective: of a fight or battle, markedly violent.

Adjective

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

  1. Of a fight or battle, markedly violent.

Noun

knockdown-dragout (plural knockdown-dragouts)

  1. A knockdown-dragout fight; a free-for-all.

Forms of knockdown-dragout

Adjective
comparativemore knockdown-dragout
superlativemost knockdown-dragout
alternative formknock-down-drag-out
alternative formknock-down-and-drag-out
Noun
pluralknockdown-dragouts

Questions about knockdown-dragout

What does knockdown-dragout mean?
Knockdown-dragout means of a fight or battle, markedly violent.
What part of speech is knockdown-dragout?
Knockdown-dragout can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near knockdown-dragout in the dictionary

  1. knockbuster
  2. knockbusters
  3. Knockcloghrim
  4. Knockcroghery
  5. knockdown
  6. knockdown-dragout
  7. knockdown-dragouts
  8. knockdowned
  9. knockdowning
  10. knockdowns
  11. knocked

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