rough-and-tumble

  1. Adjective.  active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm.
  2. Adjective.  highly competitive.
  3. Noun.  Rough activity; fights.
  4. Noun.  An environment of rough activity.
  5. Noun.  A person who characteristically engages in such activity.
  6. Verb.  Engage in rough-and-tumble activity.

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