to manhandle or beat up / To make rough, to roughen (especially doing so to wood while raising the grain)

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rough up

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simple past tense and past participle of rough up

(baseball, of the offensive team) To manage easily to hit pitching by the starting and relief pitchers of the opposing team, despite the types of pitches thrown or the skill of the pitchers.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rough up the bullpen

present participle of rough up the bullpen

simple past tense and past participle of rough up the bullpen