Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Rowdy, uproarious behavior or play.
  • intransitive verb To engage in rowdy, uproarious behavior or play.
  • intransitive verb To handle or treat roughly, usually in fun.

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  • noun rowdy behaviour
  • verb To behave rowdily
  • verb To treat roughly

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb engage in rough or disorderly play

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Examples

  • They see it every day on the playground::: The girls are kind, considerate and thoughtful while the boys are engaging in roughhouse and intentionally hurting each other.

    Only The English are British Newmania 2008

  • They see it every day on the playground::: The girls are kind, considerate and thoughtful while the boys are engaging in roughhouse and intentionally hurting each other.

    Your Right Hand Thief 2008

  • They see it every day on the playground::: The girls are kind, considerate and thoughtful while the boys are engaging in roughhouse and intentionally hurting each other.

    Saturday morning rant (story v language) lili 2008

  • They see it every day on the playground::: The girls are kind, considerate and thoughtful while the boys are engaging in roughhouse and intentionally hurting each other.

    Saturday morning rant (story v language) lili 2008

  • They see it every day on the playground::: The girls are kind, considerate and thoughtful while the boys are engaging in roughhouse and intentionally hurting each other.

    Your Right Hand Thief 2008

  • They see it every day on the playground::: The girls are kind, considerate and thoughtful while the boys are engaging in roughhouse and intentionally hurting each other.

    Letter Two Newmania 2008

  • I address the boys, tell them to NOT engage their sisters in roughhouse play.

    This Lesbian Nonsense.... Newmania 2007

  • Farina regularly employed "roughhouse" driving tactics that would not be tolerated today, and was without doubt one of the hardest men ever to front an F1 starter.

    Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine 2010

  • If the kick was a trademark of the pragmatic Andrew, the hanging elbow was a signature of the little Davies, born to survive in the roughhouse.

    Rob Andrew: rugby's Teflon Don under siege | Observer profile 2011

  • Chile itself is not immune to regional roughhouse tactics.

    Now Free Chile Mary Anastasia O 2010

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