- roughhouse
- I. noun Date: 1887 violence or rough boisterous play II. verb (roughhoused; roughhousing) Date: 1902 transitive verb to treat in a boisterously rough manner intransitive verb to engage in roughhouse
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roughhouse — ☆ roughhouse [ruf′hous΄ ] Informal n. rough, boisterous, or rowdy play, fighting, etc., esp. indoors vt. roughhoused, roughhousing to treat (a person) roughly or boisterously, but usually in fun vi. to take part in roughhouse … English World dictionary
roughhouse — /ˈrʌfhaʊs/ (say rufhows) Colloquial –noun 1. noisy, disorderly behaviour or play; rowdy conduct; a brawl. –verb (roughhoused, roughhousing) –verb (i) 2. to engage or take part in a roughhouse. –verb (t) 3. to disturb or harass by a roughhouse.… …
roughhouse — {n.} Riotous play or commotion. * /? told the boys they can play in the attic if there is no roughhouse./ … Dictionary of American idioms
roughhouse — {n.} Riotous play or commotion. * /? told the boys they can play in the attic if there is no roughhouse./ … Dictionary of American idioms
roughhouse — n. /ruf hows /; v. /ruf hows , howz /, n., pl. roughhouses / how ziz/, v., roughhoused / howst , howzd /, roughhousing / how sing, zing/. n. 1. rough, disorderly playing, esp. indoors. v.i. 2. to engage in rough, disorderly play. v.t. 3. to… … Universalium
roughhouse — rough|house [ rʌf,haus ] verb intransitive to play in a rough noisy way: I don t mind if the kids roughhouse as long as nobody gets hurt … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
roughhouse — I. noun Riotous play or commotion. ? told the boys they can play in the attic if there is no roughhouse. II. v To play very wildly; be running around as young boys usually do. Stop roughhousing this minute, Grandma cried. Your father will be home … Словарь американских идиом
roughhouse — AND roughneck 1. n. a mean kid; a boisterous child, usually male. □ Jimmy! Stop acting like such a roughhouse. □ Tell that young roughneck to straighten up and behave. 2. in. to be boisterous. □ Stop roughnecking in my living room … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
roughhouse informal, — roughhouse informal, chiefly N. Amer. noun a violent disturbance. verb act or treat in a rough, violent manner … English new terms dictionary
roughhouse — {v.} To play very wildly; be running around as young boys usually do. * / Stop roughhousing this minute, Grandma cried. Your father will be home soon. / … Dictionary of American idioms
