Definition of Rough-and-tumble
Rough-and-tumble
rough-and-tum·ble
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(noun)
unrestrained struggling or fighting that is rough and disordered, especially among/between the members of a group;
e.g. The committee members were engaged in rough-and-tumble that negatively impacted their leadership.
(adjective)
somewhat rough, chaotic, and/or disorderly, often involving struggling or fighting of some sort;
e.g. The children were playing a rough-and-tumble game that ended in all of them wrestling on the grass.
(adjective)
somewhat crude or haphazard in construction, but typically temporary and ultimately effective;
e.g. She had to make a rough-and-tumble enclosure for the garden to keep the animals from ruining her plants.
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