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KNOCK ABOUT

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Strike against forcefully

Example:

Winds buffeted the tent

Synonyms:

batter; buffet; knock about

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "knock about" is one way to...):

strike (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be around; be alive or active

Example:

Does the old man still kick around?

Synonyms:

kick about; kick around; knock about

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "knock about" is one way to...):

be; exist (have an existence, be extant)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

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