roughhoused

verb

Definition of roughhousednext
past tense of roughhouse
1
as in wrestled

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2
as in cut up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roughhoused
  1. wrestled
  2. cut up
  3. abused
  4. pummeled
  5. battered
  6. buffeted
  7. injured
  8. hurt
Verb
  • Receiver Jalen McMillan had an apparent touchdown pass wrestled away from him in the end zone by defensive back Jourdan Lewis, resulting in an interception.
    Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Brutalist, a number of works released this year wrestled with the crushing inhumanity of immigrating to America.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of wrestled
Verb
  • The receiver was the one who reacted first to the broken play, cut up the field to find open space and adjusted backward to the ball.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Others were frozen and cut up, their torsos, skull bones, legs and arms leased out to for-profit companies and the military.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut up
Verb
  • President Joe Biden, or whoever is running the White House, grotesquely abused the pardon power, yet again.
    Rich Lowry, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Their shelters have cared for more than 22,000 sick, injured and abused pets in 2024, the most in a decade.
    Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of abused
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  • Jim Miller submitted Jackson in the first round in a bounce-back performance after he was pummeled by Bobby Green at UFC 300 in April.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • At the start of the year, a series of extreme winter weather systems pummeled Portland and ice rained down from the skies.
    Meira Gebel, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of pummeled
Verb
  • Because even with the defense being battered Monday, Detroit’s forward group is intact.
    Max Bultman, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And Hezbollah is battered after fighting Israel in Lebanon.
    Josh Holder, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of battered
Verb
  • The wharf was being buffeted by a massive winter swell pushing 15-20 foot waves across Santa Cruz Point just one mile north.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
  • His security forces sought to crush a mass protest movement demanding democratic reforms as the Arab Spring buffeted the region.
    Victoria Beaule, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of buffeted
Verb
  • Two people were injured in a crash in Watertown on Monday.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Loading your audio article One person was killed and five people were injured Monday in an explosion on a boat at the Lauderdale Marina near the popular 15th Street Fisheries restaurant in Fort Lauderdale.
    Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of injured
Verb
  • McConnell: Busted his face open and hurt his wrist after a fall.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Repealing legislation like the IRA would only hurt this growing industry.
    Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of hurt
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