ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE: Meaning and related words

We found 17 dictionaries that define the word rough-and-tumble:

General (15 matching dictionaries)

rough-and-tumble: Merriam-Webster
rough-and-tumble: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
rough-and-tumble, rough-and-tumble: Collins English Dictionary
rough-and-tumble: Vocabulary.com
rough-and-tumble: Wiktionary
rough-and-tumble: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
rough-and-tumble: Infoplease Dictionary
rough-and-tumble: Dictionary.com
rough-and-tumble: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
rough-and-tumble: Rhymezone
rough-and-tumble: FreeDictionary.org
rough-and-tumble: Mnemonic Dictionary
rough-and-tumble: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

rough-and-tumble: Encyclopedia

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rough-and-tumble: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ adjective:  Active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm.
▸ adjective:  Highly competitive.
▸ noun:  Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight.
▸ noun:  An environment of rough activity.
▸ noun:  A person who characteristically engages in such activity.
▸ verb:  To engage in rough-and-tumble activity.

Similar:

scuffle, hassle, tussle, disorderly, rugged, bumpy, rough, tough, scrappy, brawly, more...

Opposite:

gentle, calm, peaceful, serene, tranquil

Types:

brawling, fisticuffs, fray, melee, skirmish, tussle, scuffle, more...

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