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KNOCKDOWN-DRAGOUT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extremely violent

Example:

a knock-down-and-drag-out fight

Synonyms:

knock-down-and-drag-out; knockdown-dragout

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

violent (acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

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