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roughs up

roughs up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rough up.

Meaning of rough up

Verb

rough up (third-person singular simple present roughs up, present participle roughing up, simple past and past participle roughed up)

  1. To manhandle or beat up.
    • The gangsters roughed him up a little.
  2. To make rough, to roughen (especially doing so to wood while raising the grain).
  3. (historical) To rub the loam that covers the brick wall of a mould to make it adhere firmly.

Questions about roughs up

What is roughs up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Roughs up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of rough up.

Words near roughs up in the dictionary

  1. roughrides
  2. roughriding
  3. roughs
  4. roughs it
  5. roughs out
  6. roughs up
  7. roughs up the bullpen
  8. roughscuff
  9. roughsetter
  10. roughsetters
  11. roughshod

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