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What is another word for roughhouse?

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Noun

Behavior characterized by clowning around and foolishness

A practical joke or mischievous trick

A vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order to obtain or achieve something

A loud and impassioned noise or disturbance

Verb

To engage in rowdy and playful behavior, often involving physical antics

To physically fight, especially in a rough or noisy way

To act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner

To physically manhandle or beat up

To hit or strike someone or something

Adjective

Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion

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Noun

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Behavior characterized by clowning around and foolishness

misbehavior^US

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“We joined in the roughhouse, laughing and engaging in playful antics throughout the night.”

Noun

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A practical joke or mischievous trick

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Noun

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A vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order to obtain or achieve something

furore^UK

furor^US

clamour^UK

clamor^US

alarums and excursions

hubba-hubba

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Noun

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A loud and impassioned noise or disturbance

furore^UK

furor^US

clamour^UK

clamor^US

clangour^UK

clangor^US

alarums and excursions

big scene

all hell broken loose

all hell breaking loose

much ado about nothing

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Verb

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To engage in rowdy and playful behavior, often involving physical antics

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“Every Saturday morning, the children roughhouse in the backyard, giggling and chasing each other around with water guns.”

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To physically fight, especially in a rough or noisy way

fight like Kilkenny cats

fight nastily

go at it hammer and tongs

be at each other's throats

engage in hostilities

fight like cat and dog

take the field against

enter into combat with

strike

come to close quarters with

get into conflict with

come into conflict with

jockey for position

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To act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner

be guilty of misconduct

stray from the straight and narrow

succumb to temptation

live in sin

take the primrose path

behave inappropriately

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To physically manhandle or beat up

beat the living daylights out of

victimize^US

brutalize^US

victimise^UK

brutalise^UK

jump down one's throat

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

knock into the middle of next week

belabor^US

belabour^UK

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To hit or strike someone or something

pummelled^UK

pummel^US

belabor^US

belabour^UK

knock into the middle of next week

give someone a good hiding

beat the living daylights out of

dot

give someone a hiding

give someone a beating

give someone a drubbing

collide

give someone a good beating

give someone a good drubbing

give someone a hot bottom

make someone feel the back of one's hand

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

jump down one's throat

dust someone's britches

give the cat o'nine tails

give someone a licking

strike with a stick

beat with a stick

knock someone's lights out

beat someone's brains out

put someone over your knee

warm someone's bottom

pulverize^US

pulverise^UK

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Adjective

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Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion

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