- roughhouse informal,
- roughhouse informal,chiefly N. Amer.noun a violent disturbance.verb act or treat in a rough, violent manner.
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roughhouse — ☆ roughhouse [ruf′hous΄ ] Informal n. rough, boisterous, or rowdy play, fighting, etc., esp. indoors vt. roughhoused, roughhousing to treat (a person) roughly or boisterously, but usually in fun vi. to take part in roughhouse … English World dictionary
tussle — 1. noun his glasses were smashed in the tussle Syn: scuffle, fight, struggle, skirmish, brawl, scrum, rough and tumble, free for all, fracas, fray, rumpus, melee; informal spat, scrap, roughhouse, tug of war 2. verb demonstrators tu … Thesaurus of popular words
fight — 1. verb 1) two men were fighting Syn: brawl, exchange blows, attack each other, assault each other, hit each other, punch each other; struggle, grapple, wrestle; informal scrap, have a set to, roughhouse, engage in fisticuffs 2) they fought in… … Thesaurus of popular words
scuffle — 1. noun there was a scuffle outside the pub Syn: fight, struggle, tussle, brawl, fracas, free for all, scrimmage; informal scrap, set to, roughhouse 2. verb demonstrators scuffled with police Syn: fight, struggle, tussle, exchange … Thesaurus of popular words
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violence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Characterized by physical force Nouns 1. violence, vehemence, intensity, impetuosity; boisterousness; turbulence, riot, row, rumpus, devil to pay, the fat in the fire; turmoil, disorder; agitation; storm … English dictionary for students
vulgarity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Bad taste Nouns 1. vulgarity, vulgarism; barbarism; offense, bad taste; inelegance, indelicacy; gaucherie, ill breeding, discourtesy, incivility; coarseness, indecorum, boorishness; rowdyism,… … English dictionary for students
rough-and-tumble — 1. adjective rough and tumble play Syn: disorderly, unruly, boisterous, rough, riotous, rowdy, knockabout, noisy, loud 2. noun a political rough and tumble Syn: scuffle, fight, brawl, melee, free for all … Thesaurus of popular words
mix-up — n 1. clutter, tangle, jumble, mishmash, hodgepodge, scramble; muddle, mess, Sl. screw up, Sl. ballup, Inf. foul up, snafu; disorder, disarrangement, disorganization; complication, Gordian knot, complexity, imbroglio, perplexity, quandary,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
