different between roughhouse vs horseplay

roughhouse

English

Alternative forms

  • rough house
  • rough-house

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???f.ha?s/
  • IPA(key): /???f.ha?z/ (verb also)

Noun

roughhouse (uncountable)

  1. rowdy behaviour

Verb

roughhouse (third-person singular simple present roughhouses, present participle roughhousing, simple past and past participle roughhoused)

  1. To behave rowdily or violently.
  2. To treat roughly or violently.

Synonyms

  • (behave rowdily): horseplay

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horseplay

English

Etymology

A compound of horse +? play, possibly from observation of boisterous horses playing, or from its attributive sense "strong, big or coarse".

Noun

horseplay (uncountable)

  1. Rough or rowdy play that can often result in unintentional physical harm.

Synonyms

  • roughhousing

Translations

Verb

horseplay (third-person singular simple present horseplays, present participle horseplaying, simple past and past participle horseplayed)

  1. To engage in horseplay.

Synonyms

  • play fight
  • roughhouse

Translations

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