💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rough up"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| mess upverb | (transitive) To cause a problem with; to introduce an error or mistake in; to make muddled or confused; spoil; ruin. |
| do upverb | (transitive, idiomatic, colloquial) To redecorate (a room, etc.); to make improvements to (a home or domestic property). |
| rub upverb | (transitive) To polish or scrub; to cover (something with a substance) by rubbing. |
| smack aroundverb | (informal, transitive) To beat up or handle roughly. |
| manhandleverb | (transitive) To assault or beat up a person. |
| kick aroundnoun | An informal game of football, rugby or similar sports. |
| dust upverb | (transitive, slang) To attack (a person) physically; to beat up. |
| bash upverb | (transitive, informal) To assault someone with the intention of causing physical injury; to beat up. |
| smack upverb | (informal) To beat up physically. |
| roughhousenoun | rowdy behaviour |
| roustnoun | A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel. |
| beat upverb | (transitive) To give a severe beating to; to assault violently with repeated blows. |
| beat downverb | (transitive) To forcefully diminish the power or influence of; to quell; to squash. |
| punch upverb | (transitive) To make bolder, zestier, or more exciting. |
| mommickverb | (dialectal, Appalachia, Southern US, chiefly North Carolina) To mess up; to bungle or ruin by bungling. |
| tune upverb | (transitive) To make adjustments (to an engine or bicycle drivetrain) in order to improve its performance. |
| iron outverb | (transitive, figurative) To resolve (a dispute); to solve (a problem). |
| ride roughshod oververb | (transitive, idiomatic) To treat (someone) roughly or without care, control, moderation, or respect; to act in a bullying manner toward (someone); to damage (someone or something). |
| muss upverb | (obsolete, slang) To treat roughly. |
| scragnoun | (UK, slang, derogatory) A chav or ned; a stereotypically loud and aggressive person of lower social class. |
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