English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
roughhouse — /ˈrʌfhaʊs/ (say rufhows) Colloquial –noun 1. noisy, disorderly behaviour or play; rowdy conduct; a brawl. –verb (roughhoused, roughhousing) –verb (i) 2. to engage or take part in a roughhouse. –verb (t) 3. to disturb or harass by a roughhouse.… …
roughhouse — {n.} Riotous play or commotion. * /? told the boys they can play in the attic if there is no roughhouse./ … Dictionary of American idioms
roughhouse — {n.} Riotous play or commotion. * /? told the boys they can play in the attic if there is no roughhouse./ … Dictionary of American idioms
roughhouse — I. noun Date: 1887 violence or rough boisterous play II. verb (roughhoused; roughhousing) Date: 1902 transitive verb to treat in a boisterously rough manner intransitive verb to engage in roughhouse … New Collegiate Dictionary
roughhouse — n. /ruf hows /; v. /ruf hows , howz /, n., pl. roughhouses / how ziz/, v., roughhoused / howst , howzd /, roughhousing / how sing, zing/. n. 1. rough, disorderly playing, esp. indoors. v.i. 2. to engage in rough, disorderly play. v.t. 3. to… … Universalium
roughhouse — rough|house [ rʌf,haus ] verb intransitive to play in a rough noisy way: I don t mind if the kids roughhouse as long as nobody gets hurt … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
roughhouse — I. noun Riotous play or commotion. ? told the boys they can play in the attic if there is no roughhouse. II. v To play very wildly; be running around as young boys usually do. Stop roughhousing this minute, Grandma cried. Your father will be home … Словарь американских идиом
roughhouse — AND roughneck 1. n. a mean kid; a boisterous child, usually male. □ Jimmy! Stop acting like such a roughhouse. □ Tell that young roughneck to straighten up and behave. 2. in. to be boisterous. □ Stop roughnecking in my living room … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
roughhouse informal, — roughhouse informal, chiefly N. Amer. noun a violent disturbance. verb act or treat in a rough, violent manner … English new terms dictionary
roughhouse — {v.} To play very wildly; be running around as young boys usually do. * / Stop roughhousing this minute, Grandma cried. Your father will be home soon. / … Dictionary of American idioms
