roughhouse

See also: rough-house and rough house

English

Alternative forms

• rough house
• rough-house

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹʌf.haʊs/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɹʌf.haʊz/ (verb also)

Noun

roughhouse (uncountable)

1. rowdy behaviour

Verb

roughhouse (third-person singular simple present roughhouses, present participle roughhousing, simple past and past participle roughhoused)

1. To behave rowdily or violently.
2. To treat roughly or violently.

Synonyms

• (behave rowdily): horseplay