rough up

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Synonyms: cough up, roughs up, touch up, brought up, rough it, round up, rough cut, rough in, rough out, wrought up, roughed up

Antonyms: cough up, roughs up, touch up, brought up, rough it, round up, rough cut, rough in, rough out, wrought up, roughed up

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Verb

1. To [[manhandle]] or [[beat up]].
2. To make [[rough]], to [[roughen]] (especially doing so to wood while raising the grain).
3. {{lb|en|metalworking|historical}} To rub the [[loam]] that covers the [[brick]] wall of a [[mould]] to make it adhere firmly.

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