NO-HOLDS-BARRED

Meaning of NO-HOLDS-BARRED in English

ˌno-holds-ˈbarred BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]

a no-holds-barred discussion, situation etc is one in which there are no rules or limits:

Viewers had been promised a no-holds-barred interview with the former mayor.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

NO HOLDS BARRED — holds barred, no adj attr infml Surely a lot of these blokes would like to see a real no holds …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
NO-HOLDS-BARRED — adjective Date: 1961 free of restrictions or hampering conventions
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NO-HOLDS-BARRED — ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: from the phrase no holds barred : free from hampering rules or conventions the discussion on a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NO-HOLDS-BARRED — adjective Date: 1961 : free of restrictions or hampering conventions a no-holds-barred contest
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NO-HOLDS-BARRED — Pronunciation: ˌ n ō - ˌ h ō l(d)z- ' bärd Function: adjective Date: 1961 : free of restrictions or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NO HOLDS BARRED — 1》 (in wrestling) with no restrictions on the kinds of holds that are used. 2》 without rules or restrictions. → …
Concise Oxford English vocab
NO-HOLDS-BARRED — [no-holds-barred] adj (1942): free of restrictions or hampering conventions "a ~ contest"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NO-HOLDS-BARRED — no-holds-barred BrE AmE ˌnəʊ həʊl d z ˈbɑːd ◂ ⇨-hɒʊl d z- AmE \ ˌnoʊ hoʊl d z ˈbɑːrd ◂
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NO HOLDS BARRED — with no rules or limits on what sb is allowed to do
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NO-HOLDS-BARRED — adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And this was one of the no-holds-barred variety. ▪ Everyone puts on an identity-erasing disguise …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NO HOLDS BARRED — try anything, no rules apply In a street fight, it's no holds barred. There are no rules.
English Idioms vocab
NO HOLDS BARRED — try anything, no rules apply In a street fight, it's no holds barred. There are no rules.
English Idioms vocabulary
NO-HOLDS-BARRED — (спортивное) разрешающий все захваты (борьба) не стесняющийся в средствах, беспощадный - * criticism беспощадная критика - * struggle борьба, в …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NO-HOLDS-BARRED — a 1> спорт. разрешающий все захваты ( борьба ) 2> не стесняющийся в средствах, беспощадный no-holds-barred criticism - беспощадная критика …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NO HOLDS BARRED — (n) разрешающий все захваты
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
NO HOLDS BARRED — (a) беспощадный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
NO HOLDS BARRED — (0) не стесняющийся в средствах
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
NO-HOLDS-BARRED — a 1) спорт. разрешающий все захваты ( борьба ) 2) не стесняющийся в средствах, беспощадный ~ criticism - беспощадная критика …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
NO-HOLDS-BARRED — a 1> спорт. разрешающий все захваты ( борьба ) 2> не стесняющийся в средствах, беспощадный no-holds-barred criticism - беспощадная критика …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NO HOLDS BARRED — I adj attr infml Surely a lot of these blokes would like to see a real no holds barred nude show …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
NO HOLDS BARRED — I adj attr infml Surely a lot of these blokes would like to see a real no holds barred nude …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
NO HOLDS BARRED — I Surely a lot of these blokes would like to see a real no holds barred nude show — Разумеется, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
NO-HOLDS-BARRED — (спортивное) разрешающий все захваты (борьба) не стесняющийся в средствах, беспощадный - * criticism беспощадная критика - * struggle борьба, в …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
NO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BARRED — adjective Date: 14th century marked by or divided off by bars
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NO
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARRED — I. ˈbärd, ˈbȧd adjective Etymology: bar (I) + -ed : having, marked by, or divided off by bars ; specifically …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOLDS — present third singular of hold plural of hold
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BARRED — (imp. & p. p.) of Bar
Английский словарь Webster
BARRED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Bar
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NO — no 1 /noh/ , adv., adj., n., pl. noes, nos , v. adv. 1. (a negative used to express dissent, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BARRED — /bahrd/ , adj. 1. provided with one or more bars: a barred prison window. 2. striped; streaked: barred fabrics. 3. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BARRED — adj. covered with bars; forbidden; striped
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NO — I. ˈnō adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nā, from ne not + ā always; akin to Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BARRED — adjective Date: 14th century : marked by or divided off by bars ; especially : having alternate bands of different …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BARRED — impf & ·p.p. of bar.
Webster English vocab
BARRED — [barred] adj (14c): marked by or divided off by bars; esp: having alternate bands of different color "~ feather"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BARRED — barred BrE AmE bɑːd AmE \ bɑːrd
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NO — / nəʊ; NAmE noʊ/ exclamation , determiner , adverb , noun ■ exclamation 1. used to give a negative reply …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NO — I. no 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: na , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BARRED — barred /bɑːd $ bɑːrd/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . a barred window, gate etc has bars across it ⇨ bar …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NO — adv. & n. --adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adv. & n. adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NO — 1. adj.1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
NO — ( noes, or no’s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BARRED — see bar
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BARRED — see bar
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BARRED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN window ▪ But now a narrow passage leading to the single barred window had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BARRED — [adjective] [not gradable]They arrived at the house to find the door locked and barred (= with a bar of wood …
Cambridge English vocab
BARRED — Synonyms and related words : absurd, banded, banned, beleaguered, beset, besieged, blockaded, bound, brinded, brindle, brindled, cabined, caged, cancellated, cloistered, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BARRED — to be rejected in a conversation, to make a fool of yourself in aconversation. Example: jane barred herself you just …
Slang English vocab
BARRED — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
BARRED — adj. Barred is used with these nouns: ↑ window
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NO — INDEX: 1. ways of saying no to a question, request, or suggestion 2. to say no to a question, request …
Longman Activator English vocab
NO — 1. нареч. 1) нет no, I don't want ≈ нет, не хочу 2) не no less than whether or no …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOLDS — Трюмы
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BARRED — перекрытый, закрытый огражденный решеткой запрещенный, запретный размеченный полосами; полосатый - * fabrics ткани в полоску barred запретный ~ запрещенный calls …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOLDS — Обладания
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HOLDS — Обладание
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HOLDS — Владения
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HOLDS — Владение
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BARRED — Перекрытый
Американский Англо-Русский словарь

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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