bare-knuckle

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

bare-knuckle

adjective bare knuckle

not comparable Without boxing gloves. The bare-knuckle boxing era ended in the early 20th century, when gloves were introduced, stricter rules implemented and oversight organizations formed.
broadly, not comparable Characterized by ruthlessly attacking or overpowering an opponent, especially when using underhanded techniques. a bareknuckle exchange on the Senate floor

verb bare-knuckles · bare-knuckling · bare-knuckled · bare knuckle

To box without boxing gloves. ...at 36 he is still able to bare-knuckle the swagger out of the biggest lumberjack in the Northwest.
To attack or overpower ruthlessly. “I'm not surprised,” she said, “but your will is strong and your sense of humor is great. They ought to bare-knuckle almost any problem you do have.

Translations

Every language

adj without gloves

Français	à poings nus

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"bare-knuckle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bare-knuckle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bare-knuckle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bare-knuckle

Chicago

"bare-knuckle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bare-knuckle.

BibTeX

@misc{bare_knuckle_2026,
  title = {bare-knuckle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bare-knuckle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}