Up-and-down

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of up and down (in various senses) alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "They were men; and they were fighting; savage, desperate, up-and-down fighting, such as Tom had seen too many times before."

Synonyms

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alternateback and forthback-and-forthchangeablechangelingdownright

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"They were men; and they were fighting; savage, desperate, up-and-down fighting, such as Tom had seen too many times before."

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