Pet and Rough up

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Pet verb - To touch or handle in a tender or loving manner.

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Rough up is an antonym for pet.

Nearby Words: petted, petting

Rough up verb - To abuse physically.

Usage example: the photographer claimed that he had been roughed up by the actor's bodyguards outside the club

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Pet is an antonym for rough up.

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Rough up and Pet. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pet/rough_up

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