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Definition of rough-up in English: rough-upnoun Australian, NZ informal A disorderly fight or brawl. a troubled teen getting in rough-ups with older kids at school Example sentencesExamples - Riots and rough-ups were recurring, if not constant, features of the city's social life.
- Electronic bullying isn't the same as schoolyard rough-ups. It is far worse.
- A recent police blitz, instigated in response to increased tourist rip-offs and rough-ups, has shooed away the streetwalkers.
- He'd give them a bit of a rough-up, but he'd never really knock a young kid about.
- There was some chance of a rough-up in those days.
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