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Verb: rough up
  1. Treat violently

Derived forms: roughing up, roughs up, roughed up

Type of: beat, beat up, work over

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rough drawing
rough fish
rough green snake
rough horsetail
rough in
rough out
rough pea
Rough Rider
rough sledding
rough trade
rough up
rough water
roughage
rough-and-ready
rough-and-tumble
roughcast
rough-cut
roughdried
rough-dry
roughen
rough-haired