to rough-house
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7.2
To play roughly with someone, often by pushing and tumbling in a friendly way
- verb
- /ˈrʌfˌhaʊs/
- Informal
:
jugar bruscamente
- That was the finest rough-house I've seen this side of the water!
Examples
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We were rough housing too hard.
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No rough-house in this place, please.
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Rough-housing with your kid brother.
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The kids were rough-housing in the backyard, laughing as they playfully pushed each other.
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It's great to see them rough-house during playtime, but I don't want them to hurt each other.
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During the party, the children began rough-housing, which led to some harmless fun but also a few loud crashes.
Synonyms
1
7.4
To play roughly with others, like fighting or tumbling
treats another person roughly and boisterously rather than playing mutually
Antonyms
How Rough
to abuse
344
3.7
- NSFW
344
3.7
to manhandle
20
6.7
- NSFW
20
6.7
to rough-house
1
7.2
- Informal
1
7.2
to horse around
7
6.3
- Informal
7
6.3
romp
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4.6
8
4.6
play
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1.0
220
1.0
Surface Forms
rough-house infinitive
rough-housed past
rough-housed past participle
rough-housing present participle
rough-houses third person singular
Morphology
Etymology
Rough-house comes from the two simple words rough 'not gentle' and house 'home'. It first described noisy, rough play in a home, so to rough-house someone is to treat them in a rough, noisy way, often just as play.