"knockdown-dragout" meaning in English

See knockdown-dragout in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-knockdown-dragout.wav Forms: more knockdown-dragout [comparative], most knockdown-dragout [superlative], knock-down-drag-out [alternative], knock-down-and-drag-out [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|head=knockdown-dragout}} knockdown-dragout (comparative more knockdown-dragout, superlative most knockdown-dragout)
  1. (of a fight or battle) Markedly violent.
    Sense id: en-knockdown-dragout-en-adj-3VhETWoN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Violence Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Violence: 85 15

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-knockdown-dragout.wav Forms: knockdown-dragouts [plural], knock-down-drag-out [alternative], knock-down-and-drag-out [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=knockdown-dragout}} knockdown-dragout (plural knockdown-dragouts)
  1. A knockdown-dragout fight; free-for-all Related terms: blood-and-guts
    Sense id: en-knockdown-dragout-en-noun-dFlO~bhz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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