roughhouse
[ noun ruhf-hous; verb ruhf-hous, -houz ]
/ noun ˈrʌfˌhaʊs; verb ˈrʌfˌhaʊs, -ˌhaʊz /
noun, plural rough·hous·es [ruhf-hou-ziz] /ˈrʌfˌhaʊ zɪz/.
rough, disorderly playing, especially indoors.
verb (used without object), rough·housed [ruhf-houst, -houzd] /ˈrʌfˌhaʊst, -ˌhaʊzd/, rough·hous·ing [ruhf-hou-sing, -zing] /ˈrʌfˌhaʊ sɪŋ, -zɪŋ/.
to engage in rough, disorderly play.
verb (used with object), rough·housed [ruhf-houst, -houzd] /ˈrʌfˌhaʊst, -ˌhaʊzd/, rough·hous·ing [ruhf-hou-sing, -zing] /ˈrʌfˌhaʊ sɪŋ, -zɪŋ/.
to handle roughly but with playful intent: to roughhouse the cat.
Words nearby roughhouse
roughage,
roughback,
roughcast,
roughen,
rougher,
roughhouse,
roughie,
roughing mill,
roughing-in,
roughish,
roughly
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British Dictionary definitions for rough-house
roughhouse
/ (ˈrʌfˌhaʊs) slang /
noun
rough, disorderly, or noisy behaviour
verb
to treat (someone) in a boisterous or rough way