knocked around
Wandered without purpose
Knocked around means treated roughly or handled without care: The old suitcase had been knocked around for decades.
It also describes casual, aimless movement—wandering or drifting: He knocked around Europe for a year after college.
To knock around an idea is to discuss it informally: We knocked around some possibilities but didn't decide anything.
- bruisedInjured beneath skin
- wanderMove without fixed direction
- roamTravel without fixed purpose
- meanderedTraveled without direct course
- travelMovement between locations
jostled · bumped · roughed up · manhandled · drift · shoved · beaten up · battered · tossed · tossed about · beaten down · shaken · injured · mauled · abused · struggled · weathered · seen better days
knocked aroundsettled
No longer in question
stayed put · put down roots · rooted · anchored · established
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