knockdown-dragout

English

Alternative forms

• knock-down-drag-out, knock-down-and-drag-out

Pronunciation

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Adjective

knockdown-dragout (comparative more knockdown-dragout, superlative most knockdown-dragout)

1. (of a fight or battle) Markedly violent.

Noun

knockdown-dragout (plural knockdown-dragouts)

1. A knockdown-dragout fight; free-for-all

See also

• blood-and-guts