rough up

• Verbo compuesto que significa tratar a alguien con violencia o golpearlo, a menudo en contextos informales.

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

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. To physically assault or beatinformal

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

   dar una paliza

   • 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.

   Sinónimosassaultattackbeat upclobberknock aboutmugpummelthrashwork over

   Antónimoscaresscomfortgentlesoothe

2. To make something less smoothinformal

   To make a surface uneven or less smooth.

   Alisar

   • 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.

   Sinónimosabradecorrugatefilefurrowgrainrasproughensandscratchscuff

   Antónimosflattenpolishsmooth

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