Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duke it out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: duke it out
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fight, especially with the fists.

Informal

verb

To argue heavily or at length.

Informal

Example Sentences

"A large crowd came to watch the boxers duke it out."
"The candidates duked it out on the proposal for hours."
"Like pharmaceutical companies that sue generic drug makers over their patents or technology companies that duke it out over who owns the right to microchip designs, Levi’s says it is trying to protect its most valuable asset, its trademarks."
"Twitter and Mr. Musk have assembled legal teams to duke it out."

Etymology

See put up one's dukes.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

dukes it out (present, singular) duking it out (participle, present) duked it out (participle, past) duked it out (past)

Phrases

duke out fight it out put up one's dukes

Frequently Paired Words

fight it out put up one's dukes

Questions

What does duke it out mean?: To fight, especially with the fists.
Where does duke it out come from?: See put up one's dukes.

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