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bare-knuckle
or bare-knuck·led
[ bair-nuhk-uhl ]
/ ˈbɛərˈnʌk əl /
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adjective
(of a boxer) wearing no boxing gloves: These are bare-knuckle kids who need to learn a higher level of boxing.
(of a boxing match or other fight) without gloves: a bare-knuckle brawl.
without regard for rules or niceties; rough-and-tumble: a bare-knuckle approach to judicial reform.
adverb
without boxing gloves: He’s a scrappy guy who likes to fight bare-knuckle.
in a manner that bypasses rules and niceties: If we have to take on these land developers bare-knuckle, we will.
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Sometimes bare·knuck·le, bare·knuck·led .
Words nearby bare-knuckle
barehanded, bare hands, with one's, bareheaded, Bareilly, bare infinitive, bare-knuckle, barelegged, barely, bare-naked, Barenboim, bare necessities
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How to use bare-knuckle in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for bare-knuckle
bare-knuckle
adjective
without boxing glovesa bare-knuckle fight
aggressive and without reservationsa bare-knuckle confrontation
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