HORSEPLAY DEFINITIONS - 9 definitions found
Websters 1828 Dictionary 
Horseplay HORSEPLAY, n. Rough, rugged play.
WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005)
horseplay
n 1: rowdy or boisterous play
English Language Idioms
horseplay
ˈhɔ:spleɪ n. Rough, practical joking. The newlyweds couldn't get a wink
of sleep all night because there was a lot of yelling and screaming outside of their window -
the usual horseplay.
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003)
horseplay noun
Date: 1589 rough or boisterous play
Oxford English Reference Dictionary
horseplay
n. boisterous play.
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary
horseplay
Horseplay is rough play in which people push and hit each other, or behave in a silly
way. (OLD-FASHIONED)
N-UNCOUNT
English Explanatory Dictionary
horseplay
ˈhɔ:spleɪ n. boisterous play.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Horseplay \Horse"play`\, n.
Rude, boisterous play.
Too much given to horseplay in his raillery. --Dryden.
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "horseplay":
badness, banter, buffoonery, clownishness, discourtesy, disorder,
disorderliness, disorderly conduct, disruption, disruptiveness,
foolery, fooling, frowned-upon behavior, harlequinade, hooliganism,
impropriety, misbehavior, misconduct, misdemeanor, misdoing,
monkeyshines, naughtiness, nonsanctioned behavior, roughhouse,
rowdiness, rowdyism, ruffianism, shenanigans, tomfoolery,
vandalism, venial sin, vice, wrongdoing
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