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ROUGH-HOUSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rough-house mean?
• ROUGH-HOUSE (verb)
The verb ROUGH-HOUSE has 1 sense:
1. treat in a rough or boisterous manner
Familiarity information: ROUGH-HOUSE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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... he / she / it rough-houses Past simple: rough-housed
Past participle: rough-housed
-ing form: rough-housing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Treat in a rough or boisterous manner
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "rough-house" is one way to...):
do by; handle; treat (interact in a certain way)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Context examples
"Talk about your rough-houses," Matt murmured gleefully, standing in the doorway and looking on.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
"I hope your neck doesn't stiffen up," the editor wished solicitously: "What do you say we all go out and have a drink on it—not the neck, of course, but the little rough-house?"
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
"They're goin' to have beer, an' if that Temescal bunch comes, there'll be a rough-house. I don't care, though. I'm takin' my lady friend just the same. Cripes, but I've got a taste in my mouth!"
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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