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单词 knock around
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knock around

phrasal verb​informal
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyknock around
he/she/itknocks around
present participleknocking around
past tenseknocked around
past participleknocked around
DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    transitive to discuss ideas in an informal way
    Synonyms and related words
    To discuss something
    discuss
    consider
    talk
  2. 2
    transitive (knock someone around) to hit someone a lot

    Her husband had been knocking her around.

    Synonyms and related words
    To hit a person
    hit
    beat
    smack
  3. 3
    intransitive/transitive (knock around something) to spend time somewhere with no particular purpose

    I’d knocked around the Mediterranean for a few years.

    Synonyms and related words
    To waste time, or to pass time doing unimportant things
    fritter away
    fiddle around
    knock around
    1. 3a
      intransitive ​mainly Britishto spend time with someone because you are friends
      Synonyms and related words
      To spend time with friends
      see
      socialize
      associate with
    2. 3b
      intransitive ​Britishto be somewhere in a place, although you do not know exactly where
      Synonyms and related words
      To be in a particular position or place
      occupy
      set
      exist
  4. 4
    transitive (knock someone around) to kick, hit, or throw a ball in an informal game
    Synonyms and related words
    To kick or hit a ball in a game or sport
    strike at
    kick
    play

knock around

phrasal verb​informal
or knock about​British
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyknock around
he/she/itknocks around
present participleknocking around
past tenseknocked around
past participleknocked around
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    transitive (knock someone around) to hit someone a lot

    Her husband had been knocking her around.

    Synonyms and related words
    To hit a person
    hit
    smack
    bludgeon
  2. 2
    intransitive/transitive (knock around something) to spend time somewhere with no particular purpose

    I knocked around the Mediterranean for almost three years after leaving school.

    Synonyms and related words
    To waste time, or to pass time doing unimportant things
    fritter away
    fiddle around
    knock around
    1. 2a
      intransitive to spend time with someone because you are friends
      knock around with/together:

      Who was that lad you used to knock around with?

      Synonyms and related words
      To spend time with friends
      see
      socialize
      associate with
    2. 2b
      intransitive to be somewhere in a place, although you do not know exactly where

      I’ve got a knife knocking around somewhere.

      Synonyms and related words
      To be in a particular position or place
      occupy
      set
      exist
  3. 3
    transitive to discuss ideas in an informal way
    Synonyms and related words
    To discuss something
    discuss
    consider
    talk
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