No-holds-barred Definition

nōhōldzbärd
adjective
Having no limits, regulations, or restraints.
A no-holds-barred debate.
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Alternative spelling of no holds barred.
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(wrestling) Without restrictions on holds or what opponents may do.

A no holds barred match.
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(idiomatic) Without reserve; in an especially ruthless or vicious manner.

A no holds barred debating style.
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No-holds-barred Sentence Examples

  • The two images seem to be completely disparate - a tribal pattern from the Polynesian islands and dragons from the East, but with the no holds barred beliefs of today's body art enthusiasts, anything goes.

  • The fourth is all saccharine sweetness, no holds barred.

  • A full-scale, no-holds-barred, nuclear-missiles-raining-down kind of world war would profoundly change the course of human history for all time.

  • Known for his edgy and no holds barred style of humor, he first became a household name when he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live.

  • For the complete, no holds barred Simon Cowell biography, look no further than the source itself.

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