roughhoused
Engaged in horseplay
Roughhoused is the past tense of roughhouse, meaning to engage in boisterous, physical play—wrestling, shoving, tumbling around.
It describes the kind of rowdy horseplay common among children or young people: The kids roughhoused in the backyard until someone got hurt.
The activity sits between play and fighting, energetic but not genuinely violent.
Engaged in combat sport
- tussledFought roughly, informally
- horseplayBoisterous rough behavior
- scuffledFought in confusion
- tumbledFell in disarray
grappled · romped · playful · siblings · pillow fight · tickled · chased · pounced
Pushed with force
- pushedApplied pressure to move
- jostledRoughly pushed or bumped
- manhandledHandled roughly or forcefully
- grabbedTook suddenly by hand
pinned · headlock · noogie · body-slammed · thrown · knocked down · bruised · scraped
wrestled
Engaged in combat sport
tumbled · grappled · romped · playful · siblings · pillow fight · tickled · chased · pounced · playground
shoved
Pushed with force
- pushedApplied pressure to move
- jostledRoughly pushed or bumped
- manhandledHandled roughly or forcefully
grabbed · pinned · headlock · noogie · body-slammed · thrown · knocked down · bruised · scraped · bumped