rough up

• Verbo frasal que significa agredir fisicamente alguém, geralmente com socos, ou maltratar alguém; usado em linguagem informal.

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

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. To physically assault or beatinformal

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

   Espancar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosassaultattackbeat upclobberknock aboutmugpummelthrashwork over

   Antônimoscaresscomfortgentlesoothe

2. To make something less smoothinformal

   To make a surface uneven or less smooth.

   Tornar áspero

   • 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.

   Sinônimosabradecorrugatefilefurrowgrainrasproughensandscratchscuff

   Antônimosflattenpolishsmooth

Verbo baserough