# rough up

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. to manhandle or beat up
2. To make rough, to roughen (especially doing so to wood while raising the grain)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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