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Definition of rough up
rough up 
verb - transitive
- to beat up.
They roughed him up pretty good, but he'll pull through.
- See more words with the same meaning: to attack, to fight.
Last edited on Aug 21 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 14 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'to attack, to fight': | |
| Definitions include: to beat a person. | |
| Definitions include: to lie to. | |
| Definitions include: to beat someone up, to attack. | |
| Definitions include: to attack, beat up. | |
| Definitions include: to physically attack someone. | |
| Definitions include: to severely beat up or injure. | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "Biggest Beating Ever," which can refer to "beating" as in a severe physical attack, or a severe defeat e.g. in a competitive sport. | |
| Definitions include: to beat; to attack, especially with one's fists. | |
| Definitions include: to torture terribly, in the medieval style. | |
| Definitions include: a disagreement or fight. | |
| Definitions include: to be victorious; defeat. | |
| Definitions include: to violently beat. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex with. | |
| Definitions include: to fight. Also take this outside. | |
| Definitions include: to hit. Often spoken as a sound effect when playfully hitting a friend, especially when they do or say something stupid. | |
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Other terms relating to 'rough': | |
| Definitions include: to go through a rough patch, i.e. a difficult time. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "rough as fuck", i.e. unattractive. | |
| Definitions include: to steal, pocket, keep. | |
| Definitions include: tough. | |
| Definitions include: having not mastered a subject. | |
| Definitions include: to play roughly. | |
| Definitions include: to go without comforts, e.g. running water. | |
| Definitions include: an oil well worker. | |
| Definitions include: a difficult time. | |
| Definitions include: rough male homosexual sex. | |
| Definitions include: a term for male masturbation. | |
Other terms relating to 'up': | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: to misbehave. | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up." | |
| Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc. | |
| Definitions include: doing something emphatically. | |
| Definitions include: energetic due to consumption of a stimulant. | |
| Definitions include: to increase. | |
| Definitions include: to contribute one's share. | |
| Definitions include: to mess up. | |
| Definitions include: to make something like ass. | |
| Definitions include: strange, stupid; "weird". | |
| Definitions include: strange / stupid. | |
| Definitions include: a situation that could end in multiple outcomes, each of which is equally likely. | |
| Definitions include: to move away from. | |
| Definitions include: to call someone to halt, particularly when the intention is to rob. | |
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