knock about

Meaning

1. (informal, transitive) To hit (someone or something) all over repeatedly; hence, to behave violently towards or mistreat (someone or something).
2. (informal, transitive) To knock back a drink; to finish a drink.
3. (informal, intransitive) To move or roam around aimlessly.
4. (broadly, informal, intransitive) To move or roam around aimlessly.
5. (informal, intransitive) To be present at or inhabit a certain place.
6. (broadly, informal, intransitive) To be present at or inhabit a certain place.
7. (broadly, informal, intransitive) To be present at or inhabit a certain place.
8. (broadly, informal, intransitive) To be present at or inhabit a certain place.

Synonyms

kick about

kick around

bang about

leave about

hang about

batter about

knock around

bang around

bash about

lie about

wander

buffet

taunt

run about

hang out

batter

bash around

leave around

rebuke

run around

bang

saunter

scourge

sneer

switch

tramp

vegetate

whip

handle roughly

use roughly

give a good shaking

drag about

man-handle

rove

birch

buff

cowhide

flagellate

flail

gander

go about

hang around

ill-treat

jaunt

lather

look round

maul

mess up

mill

prowl

Translations

copejar

copejar fort

schlecht behandeln

schaden

περιπλανώμαι

στραπατσάρω

τριγυρίζω

αφήνω έκπληκτο για

bousculer

maltraiter

malmener

frappeur

battere

frequentare

bazzicare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌnɒk əˈbaʊt/

Etymology

From knock (verb) + about.