| knockdown-dragout | adj. marked by extreme violence; -- of fights; also used metaphorically of fierce contests; as, a knock-down-and-drag-out fight; a knockdown-dragout competition for the browser market.
Syn. -- ferocious, fierce, knockdown-dragout, tearing. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ] Variants: knock-down-and-drag-out |
