roughhouse
verb /ˈrʌfhaʊz/
/ˈrʌfhaʊz/
[intransitive, transitive] (North American English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they roughhouse | /ˈrʌfhaʊz/ /ˈrʌfhaʊz/ |
| he / she / it roughhouses | /ˈrʌfhaʊzɪz/ /ˈrʌfhaʊzɪz/ |
| past simple roughhoused | /ˈrʌfhaʊzd/ /ˈrʌfhaʊzd/ |
| past participle roughhoused | /ˈrʌfhaʊzd/ /ˈrʌfhaʊzd/ |
| -ing form roughhousing | /ˈrʌfhaʊzɪŋ/ /ˈrʌfhaʊzɪŋ/ |
- roughhouse (somebody) to fight somebody or play with somebody roughly
- Quit roughhousing, you two!