[n. ruhf-hous; v. ruhf-hous, -houz] 
noun, plural -hous⋅es [-hou-ziz] , verb, -housed [-houst, -houzd] , -hous⋅ing [-hou-sing, -zing] .| 1. | rough, disorderly playing, esp. indoors. |
| 2. | to engage in rough, disorderly play. |
| 3. | to handle roughly but with playful intent: to roughhouse the cat. |
| rough·house (rŭf'hous') n. Rowdy, uproarious behavior or play. v. also (rŭf'houz') rough·housed, rough·hous·ing, rough·hous·es v. intr. To engage in rowdy, uproarious behavior or play. v. tr. To handle or treat roughly, usually in fun. |
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