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单词 knockabout
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Additional synonyms

in the sense of rumbustious
Definition
boisterous or unruly
the flamboyant and rumbustious prime minister
Synonyms
unruly,
wild,
rough,
disorderly,
loud,
noisy,
robust,
wayward,
exuberant,
rowdy,
boisterous,
wilful,
unmanageable,
uproarious,
refractory,
obstreperous,
clamorous

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knockabout

(nɒkəbaʊt)
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Knockabout comedy is lively and often involves people doing funny things, rather than saying them.
[mainly British]
He gave one of his best knockabout performances in a long time.
Synonyms: boisterous, riotous, rollicking, rough-and-tumble More Synonyms of knockabout

knockabout in British English

(ˈnɒkəˌbaʊt)
adjective
1.  theatre, British
lively, boisterous, and often involving people doing funny things rather than saying them
Maybe the comedy ventures too near knockabout at times.
He gave one of his best knockabout performances in a long time.
a knockabout, rollicking fairy-tale kind of film
a cheerful knockabout comedy
noun
2.  nautical
a sailing vessel, usually sloop-rigged, without a bowsprit and with a single jib

knockabout in American English

(ˈnɑkəˌbaʊt)
noun
1.  US
a small, single-masted sailing vessel with a mainsail and jib, but no bowsprit
2. 
something suitable for knockabout use
adjective
3. 
rough; noisy; boisterous
4. 
made or suitable for knocking about or rough use

Examples of 'knockabout' in a sentence
knockabout

Above all, investors need to focus on the maths rather than the drama or poetry of political knockabout.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In one respect this is all good knockabout stuff.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Voters dislike intensely political knockabout in which each side is simply intent on blaming the other.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But here his energetic, knockabout humour is totally infectious.
The Sun (2008)
Otherwise, it is fun knockabout stuff.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It's knockabout stuff aimed at sending the comrades back to their constituencies with a smile.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The audience loves it, but this is more than knockabout political rhetoric.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It was brilliant knockabout stuff.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This is good political knockabout.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There is, of course, more to it than its knockabout surface humour.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
While the first half is largely a shallow, knockabout comedy, the latter part is far bleaker.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Remember that we're not talking the stuff of PMQs knockabout on whether to spend a bit more and cut deficits a bit less.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
(adjective) 
Definition
(of comedy) lively, boisterous, and physical
It is all good knockabout fun.
Synonyms
boisterous
a boisterous but good-natured crowd
riotous
Dinner was often a riotous affair.
rollicking
outrageous, and a rollicking good read
rough-and-tumble
rumbustious
the flamboyant and rumbustious prime minister
rambunctious (informal)
harum-scarum
farcical
from farcical humour to deepest tragedy
slapstick

Additional synonyms

in the sense of farcical
from farcical humour to deepest tragedy
Synonyms
comic,
funny,
amusing,
slapstick,
droll,
custard-pie,
diverting
in the sense of riotous
Definition
characterized by unrestrained merriment
Dinner was often a riotous affair.
Synonyms
unrestrained,
wild,
loud,
noisy,
boisterous,
rollicking,
uproarious,
orgiastic,
side-splitting,
rambunctious (informal),
saturnalian,
roisterous
in the sense of rollicking
Definition
boisterously carefree
outrageous, and a rollicking good read
Synonyms
boisterous,
spirited,
lively,
romping,
merry,
hearty,
playful,
exuberant,
joyous,
carefree,
jaunty,
cavorting,
sprightly,
jovial,
swashbuckling,
frisky,
rip-roaring (informal),
devil-may-care,
full of beans (informal),
frolicsome,
sportive

Nearby words of
knockabout

  • knock something or someone back
  • knock something out
  • knock-on effect
  • knockabout
  • knockout
  • knoll
  • knot
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