knock about

knock about
1. transitive verb
schlagen; verprügeln

be knocked about — Schläge od. Prügel einstecken müssen

2. intransitive verb
herumhängen (ugs.); [Gegenstand:] herumfliegen (ugs.)

knock about with somebody — sich mit jemandem herumtreiben (ugs.)

* * *
knock about, knock around
I. vi (fam)
1. (be present) person [he]rumhängen fam, [he]rumgammeln pej fam; object, thing [he]rumliegen fam
to \knock about about [or around] with sb esp BRIT sich akk mit jdm [he]rumtreiben fam
to \knock about around in town sich akk in der Stadt [he]rumtreiben fam
2. (fam: travel aimlessly) umherziehen, [he]rumziehen fam
3. BRIT (have a sexual relationship)
to \knock about about [or around] with sb es mit jdm treiben euph fam
II. vt
1. (hit)
to \knock about sb about [or around] jdn verprügeln
2. (play casually)
to \knock about a ball about [or around] einen Ball hin- und herspielen; TENNIS ein paar Bälle schlagen
* * *
knock about, knock around
A v/t
1. herumstoßen
2. umg prügeln, schlagen, misshandeln
3. umg bereden, diskutieren über (akk)
B v/i
1. umg sich herumtreiben:
knock about with
a) sich herumtreiben mit,
b) mit einem Mädchen etc gehen umg
2. umg herumliegen (Gegenstand)
* * *
1. transitive verb
schlagen; verprügeln

be knocked about — Schläge od. Prügel einstecken müssen

2. intransitive verb
herumhängen (ugs.); [Gegenstand:] herumfliegen (ugs.)

knock about with somebody — sich mit jemandem herumtreiben (ugs.)


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