bare-knuckle
adjective or adverb
bare-knuck·le
| \ ˈber-ˈnə-kəl
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variants:
or less commonly bare-knuckled \ ˈber-ˈnə-kəld
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or bare-knuckles \ ˈber-ˈnə-kəlz
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or bare-knuckles \ ˈber-ˈnə-kəlz
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Definition of bare-knuckle
1
: not using boxing gloves
champion bare-knuckle prizefighter of England— Dennis Craig when men fought bare-knuckle
2
: having a fierce unrelenting character
bare-knuckle politics
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bare-knuckle
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of bare-knuckle
: without boxing gloves
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