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knock-down, drag-out definition

☆ knock·-down·, drag·-out (näk′do̵un′ drag′o̵ut′)

  1. characterized by great violence, harshness, animosity, etc. a knock-down, drag-out argument
  2. an extremely harsh or violent fight, argument, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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