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no-holds-barred

adjective
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Definition of no-holds-barred

: free of restrictions or hampering conventions a no-holds-barred contest

First Known Use of no-holds-barred

1961, in the meaning defined above

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no-holds-barred

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of no-holds-barred

: free from the usual limits or rules

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