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单词 roughhouse
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Definition of roughhouse in English:

roughhouse

verb ˈrʌfhaʊsˈrʌfhaʊzˈrəfˌhaʊs
[no object]North American informal
  • 1Act in a boisterous, violent manner.

    they roughhouse on street corners
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They sat down on the front porch, and watched the other three boys wrestle and rough house in the yard.
    • Every day we rough-house or play tag for a half hour, and on weekends we play for hours, walk around the mall or go to the park.
    • Squeak asked as he bent down to rough house with Buddy.
    • I was glad I had the car all to myself, glad I didn't have a worrying wife beside me or a couple kids rough-housing in the back seat.
    • Did you break this lamp rough-housing around the house?
    • Some people will warn you about a poodle's general fragility but I could still rough-house with him and he would regularly go on 3-mile runs.
    Synonyms
    brawl, come to blows, exchange blows, assault each other, attack each other, hit each other, punch each other
    1. 1.1with object Handle (someone) roughly or violently.
      he had them roughhoused by his servants
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Fathers step in to socialize their toddlers along gender lines at around 13 months, verbally rough-housing their sons and talking in more emotional terms with daughters.
      • In that one Mitchell tried to rough house John.
      • Would you rather me rough house you, or treat you like a queen?
noun ˈrʌfhaʊsˈrəfˌhaʊs
North American informal
  • A violent disturbance.

    I shouldn't like to be up against you in a roughhouse
    Example sentencesExamples
    • That latter demand turned the Security Council into a rough house that saw one country lean heavily on smaller and more vulnerable members.
    • If it turned into a rough-house later someone tell me - I've still got the video.
    Synonyms
    fight, scuffle, fracas, brawl, struggle, tussle, fist fight, fisticuffs, melee, scrimmage, free-for-all, free fight, affray, fray, riot, skirmish, exchange, clash, encounter

Definition of roughhouse in US English:

roughhouse

verbˈrəfˌhaʊs
[no object]North American informal
  • 1Act in a boisterous, violent manner.

    in front of the stage hundreds of teens and young adults roughhouse, flinging themselves into each other
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Squeak asked as he bent down to rough house with Buddy.
    • Did you break this lamp rough-housing around the house?
    • Some people will warn you about a poodle's general fragility but I could still rough-house with him and he would regularly go on 3-mile runs.
    • They sat down on the front porch, and watched the other three boys wrestle and rough house in the yard.
    • Every day we rough-house or play tag for a half hour, and on weekends we play for hours, walk around the mall or go to the park.
    • I was glad I had the car all to myself, glad I didn't have a worrying wife beside me or a couple kids rough-housing in the back seat.
    Synonyms
    brawl, come to blows, exchange blows, assault each other, attack each other, hit each other, punch each other
    1. 1.1with object Handle (someone) roughly or violently.
      I got frustrated in the end and resorted to roughhousing him
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Fathers step in to socialize their toddlers along gender lines at around 13 months, verbally rough-housing their sons and talking in more emotional terms with daughters.
      • In that one Mitchell tried to rough house John.
      • Would you rather me rough house you, or treat you like a queen?
nounˈrəfˌhaʊs
North American informal
  • A violent disturbance or an instance of boisterous play.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • That latter demand turned the Security Council into a rough house that saw one country lean heavily on smaller and more vulnerable members.
    • If it turned into a rough-house later someone tell me - I've still got the video.
    Synonyms
    fight, scuffle, fracas, brawl, struggle, tussle, fist fight, fisticuffs, melee, scrimmage, free-for-all, free fight, affray, fray, riot, skirmish, exchange, clash, encounter
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