rough up

• Фразовый глагол, означающий жестоко обращаться с кем-либо или избивать кого-либо, часто используется в неформальной речи.

A phrasal verb meaning to treat someone violently or to beat them up, often used informally.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. To physically assault or beatinformal

   To treat someone violently, often by hitting or pushing them.

   Избить

   • The thugs roughed him up and stole his wallet.
   • The police were accused of roughing up the suspect.
   • He got roughed up in the bar fight.

   Synonymsassaultattackbeat upclobberknock aboutmugpummelthrashwork over

   Antonymscaresscomfortgentlesoothe

2. To make something less smoothinformal

   To make a surface uneven or less smooth.

   Сделать шероховатым

   • The sandpaper will rough up the surface before painting.
   • The constant use has roughed up the wooden floor.
   • He roughed up the edges of the metal to remove sharpness.

   Synonymsabradecorrugatefilefurrowgrainrasproughensandscratchscuff

   Antonymsflattenpolishsmooth

Base verbrough