What does "knock about" mean?
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Be rough or brutal with, maltreat, as in He was known to knock his wife about on a regular basis. [c. 1800]
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Wander from place to place, as in They were knocking around Europe all summer. [Colloquial; c. 1830]
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Discuss or consider, as in
They met to knock about some new ideas. [Mid-1900s] Also see
kick around.
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