English adjective: knockabout | |||
| 1. | knockabout full of rough and exuberant animal spirits | ||
| Samples | Boisterous practical jokes. Knockabout comedy. | ||
| Synonyms | boisterous | ||
| Similar | spirited | ||
| Antonyms | spiritless | ||
| 2. | knockabout suitable for rough use | ||
| Samples | A knockabout overcoat. A knockabout old car. | ||
| Similar | rugged | ||
| Antonyms | delicate | ||
English noun: knockabout | |||
| 1. | knockabout (artifact) a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sloop | ||