"roughhouse" meaning in English

See roughhouse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹʌf.haʊs/, /ˈɹʌf.haʊz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-roughhouse.wav
Etymology: From rough + house. Etymology templates: {{com|en|rough|house}} rough + house Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} roughhouse (uncountable)
  1. rowdy behaviour Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-roughhouse-en-noun-i~fORgP~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 25 25 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 23 23 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 22 22 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rough house, rough-house

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹʌf.haʊs/, /ˈɹʌf.haʊz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-roughhouse.wav Forms: roughhouses [present, singular, third-person], roughhousing [participle, present], roughhoused [participle, past], roughhoused [past]
Etymology: From rough + house. Etymology templates: {{com|en|rough|house}} rough + house Head templates: {{en-verb}} roughhouse (third-person singular simple present roughhouses, present participle roughhousing, simple past and past participle roughhoused)
  1. (intransitive) To behave rowdily or violently.
    To play roughly (with physical roughness).
    Tags: intransitive Synonyms: horseplay#Verb
    Sense id: en-roughhouse-en-verb-XDEPLF-d
  2. (intransitive) To behave rowdily or violently.
    To commit physical assault.
    Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-roughhouse-en-verb-ekTj8Bfk
  3. (transitive) To treat (someone or something) roughly or violently. Tags: transitive Synonyms: rough up, work over
    Sense id: en-roughhouse-en-verb-qDJo3yLC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rough house, rough-house

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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