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 |
Ragout | n. [ F. ragoût, fr. ragoûter to restore one's appetite, fr. L. pref. re- re- + ad to + gustare to taste, gustus taste. See Gust relish. ] A dish made of pieces of meat, stewed, and highly seasoned; as, a ragout of mutton. [ 1913 Webster ] |