rough-and-tumble

Meaning

Adj

1. Active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm.
2. Highly competitive.

Noun

1. Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight.
2. An environment of rough activity.
3. A person who characteristically engages in such activity.

Verb

To engage in rough-and-tumble activity.

Synonyms

scuffle

hassle

tussle

bare-knuckle

bare-knuckled

fight

strife

dogfight

combat

confused

😕

contest

disorderly

donnybrook

duel

encounter

fray

free-for-all

fuss

heartless

hurly-burly

joust

melee

quarrel

riot

run-in

ruthless

struggle

turmoil

unconscionable

unprincipled

unscrupulous

bullying disposition

conflict

argument

biffo

barefaced

battle

below the belt

bloodless

brush

bushwhacking

clash

Translations

combate

colluttazione

batalha

luta

zuffa

brega

lluita

🤼

قِتال

Gefecht

daltabaix

Grobheit

Heftigkeit

Kampf

Rauferei

combat

Etymology

rough + and + tumble