rough-and-tumble

rough–and–tumble

noun

Definition of ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE

a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people <a rough-and-tumble broke out among the fans in the stands>

Synonyms affray [chiefly British], broil, donnybrook, fracas, fray, free-for-all, melee (also m{ecirc}l{eacute}e), rough-and-tumble, row, ruckus, ruction

Related Words battle, clash, combat, conflict, contest, fisticuffs, handgrips, hassle, scrap, scrimmage, scuffle, skirmish, struggle, tussle; horseplay, roughhousing; altercation, argument, dispute, kickup, quarrel, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle