knockabout
adjective
1. full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
- knockabout prank
Similar word(s): spirited, boisterous
2. (of objects) suitable for rough use
- a knockabout overcoat
- a knockabout old car
Similar word(s): rugged
3. related to physical or slapstick comedy.
Sentences with knockabout as an adjective:
- I have a knockabout cello for non-concert gigs.
noun
1. a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
Definition categories: man–made, sloop
Sentences with knockabout as a noun:
- We sailed our knockabout around Cape Cod.