HyperDic: knockdown-dragout

English > 1 sense of the word knockdown-dragout:
ADJECTIVEallknockdown-dragout, knock-down-and-drag-outextremely violent
English > knockdown-dragout: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningExtremely violent.
Synonymknock-down-and-drag-out
BroaderviolentActing with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
Usage ofcolloquialismA colloquial expression

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