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Definition of roughhouse in English: roughhouseverb 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 - 1.1with 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: roughhouseverbˈrəfˌhaʊs [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 - 1.1with 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 |