Knockabout — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit

full of rough and exuberant animal spirits

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɑːkɐbˌaʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɒkɐbˌaʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɒkɐbˌaʊt/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈɑːkɐbˌaʊt/.

Examples

boisterous practical jokes
knockabout comedy
a knockabout overcoat

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

boisterous

Parts of Speech

noun	a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
adjective	full of rough and exuberant animal spirits “boisterous practical jokes”
adjective	suitable for rough use “a knockabout overcoat”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Knockout

eine Schaluppe mit vereinfachtem Rigg und ohne Bugspriet

🇫🇷French

farce

un sloop au gréement simplifié et sans bout-dehors

🇪🇸Spanish

bullicioso

un balandro con aparejo simplificado y sin bauprés

🇮🇹Italian

knockout

uno sloop con armo semplificato e senza bompresso

🇳🇱Dutch

omverwerpen

een sloep met een vereenvoudigde tuigage en zonder boegspriet

🇵🇹Portuguese

nocaute

um saveiro com equipamento simplificado e sem gurupés

🇷🇺Russian

нокаут

шлюп с упрощенным вооружением и без бушприта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेकार धूमना

सरलीकृत रिग वाला एक स्लोप और कोई बोस्प्रिट नहीं

🇮🇳Tamil

நாக்அபவுட்

எளிமைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட ரிக் மற்றும் பௌஸ்பிரிட் இல்லாத ஸ்லோப்

🇮🇳Telugu

నాకబౌట్

సరళీకృత రిగ్ మరియు బౌస్‌ప్రిట్ లేని స్లూప్

🇮🇳Gujarati

નોકઅબાઉટ

એક સરળ રીગ અને કોઈ બોસપ્રિટ સાથેનો સ્લૂપ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಕ್ಬೌಟ್

ಸರಳೀಕೃತ ರಿಗ್ ಮತ್ತು ಬೌಸ್ಪ್ರಿಟ್ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಸ್ಲೂಪ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുട്ടുകുത്തി

ബൗസ്പ്രിറ്റ് ഇല്ലാത്ത, ലളിതമാക്കിയ റിഗ് ഉള്ള ഒരു സ്ലൂപ്പ്

🇵🇰Urdu

دستک

ایک ڈھلوان جس میں ایک آسان رگ اور کوئی بو اسپرٹ نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

敲打

配备简化装备且无船首斜桅的单桅帆船

🇯🇵Japanese

ノックアバウト

簡素化されたリグを備え、バウスプリットのないスループ

🇰🇷Korean

노크어바웃

단순화된 장비가 있고 보우 스프릿이 없는 슬루프

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lang thang

một chiếc thuyền trượt với giàn khoan được đơn giản hóa và không có dây cung

🇹🇭Thai

สิ่งที่น่าพิศวง

สลุบที่มีแท่นขุดเจาะที่เรียบง่ายและไม่มีธนู

🇮🇩Indonesian

kasar

sekoci dengan rig yang disederhanakan dan tanpa cucur

🇲🇾Malay

kalah mati

sloop dengan pelantar yang dipermudahkan dan tanpa bowsprit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شراع

سفينة شراعية بمنصة مبسطة ولا يوجد بها قوس

🇮🇷Persian

ضربه زدن

شیب دار با دکل ساده و بدون کمان

🇹🇷Turkish

nakavt

basitleştirilmiş bir teçhizata sahip ve cıvatasız bir şalopa

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוקאאוט

סלופ עם מתקן פשוט וללא חרטום

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