WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
rough-and-tumble adj 1: characterized by disorderly action and disregard for rules; "a rough-and-tumble fight"; "rough-and-tumble politics"; "undisguised bare-knuckle capitalism" [syn: rough-and-tumble, bare-knuckle, bare-knuckled] n 1: disorderly fighting [syn: hassle, scuffle, tussle, dogfight, rough-and-tumble]