Roughhouse
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹʌf.haʊs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Roughhouse is an adjective meaning (idiomatic) Of behavior, rowdy, boisterous, or fighting.
Meaning
(idiomatic) Of behavior, rowdy, boisterous, or fighting.
More Meanings
- (idiomatic) Rowdy behavior.
- (intransitive) To behave rowdily or violently.
- (transitive) To treat (someone or something) roughly or violently.
Example Sentences
Out in the street, some delinquents were roughhousing a victim, until the police drove by.
The film presents Gia as a roughhouse girl plopped down in the world of instant fame, sex, money, and drugs.
Word Forms
- rough house
- rough-house
- roughhouses
- roughhousing
- roughhoused
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tussle, punch, roistering, ongang, ruckus, ruff.
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