- knock about/knock around
- knock about/knock around [v] roam, wander drift, ramble, range, rove, traipse, travel, walk; concepts 151,224 —Ant. stay, wait
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knock about/knock around
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knock about (or around) — informal 1》 spend time or travel without a specific purpose. 2》 happen to be present. → knock … English new terms dictionary
knock\ around — • knock about • knock around v To travel without a plan; go where you please. After he graduated from college, Joe knocked about for a year seeing the country before he went to work in his father s business. Compare: kick around … Словарь американских идиом
knock around — ► knock about (or around) informal 1) travel or spend time without a specific purpose. 2) happen to be present. Main Entry: ↑knock … English terms dictionary
knock around — transitive verb see knock about * * * knock around (or about) informal travel without a specific purpose for a couple of years she and I knocked around the Mediterranean ■ happen to be present it gets confusing when there are too many people… … Useful english dictionary
knock around — (in BRIT, also use knock about) 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone knocks you around or knocks you about, they hit or kick you several times. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL] [V n P] He lied to me constantly and started knocking me around. 2) PHRASAL VERB If… … English dictionary
knock around — phrasal verb knock around or knock about Word forms knock around : present tense I/you/we/they knock around he/she/it knocks around present participle knocking around past tense knocked around past participle knocked around informal 1) British… … English dictionary
knock around — verb a) to spend time with someone as a friend I used to knock around with John when we were younger. b) To do a relaxing activity. I like to knock around the garden on Saturdays. Syn: hang, hang about … Wiktionary
knock around — Synonyms and related words: air, analyze, bat around, bum, canvass, comment upon, consider, controvert, count ties, deal with, debate, deliberate, deliberate upon, discourse about, discuss, divagate, drift, examine, exchange views, flit, gad, gad … Moby Thesaurus
knock around — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To be rough or brutal with: manhandle, rough (up), slap around. Slang: mess up. See ATTACK, STRIKE. 2. To injure or damage, as by abuse or heavy wear: batter, mangle1, maul, rough up. See ATTACK, HELP, STRIKE. 3.… … English dictionary for students
knock — [näk] vi. [ME knokken < OE cnocian, akin to ON knoka, MHG knochen, to press < echoic base > KNACK] 1. to strike a blow or blows with the fist or some hard object; esp., to rap on a door 2. to bump; collide; clash 3. to make a thumping,… … English World dictionary
