Roughshod

Word ROUGHSHOD
Character 9
Hyphenation rough shod
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Roughshod"

What do we mean by roughshod?

Shod with horseshoes having projecting nails or points to prevent slipping. adjective

Marked by brutal force. adjective

(ride roughshod over) To treat with brutal force. idiom

Shod with shoes armed with points or calks: as, a horse is said to be roughshod when his shoes are roughed or sharpened for slippery roads.

Shod with shoes armed with points or calks. adjective

To pursue a course regardless of the pain or distress it may cause others. adjective

Having hooves shod with calks or horseshoes that have projecting nails to prevent slipping adjective

Brutal or domineering adjective

(of a horse) having horseshoes with projecting nails to prevent slipping adjective

Unjustly domineering adjective

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering adjective

Of a horse: having hooves shod with calks or horseshoes that have projecting nails to prevent slipping.

(by extension) Brutal or domineering.

To handle with brutal force Urban Dictionary

Having sex using an unlubricated condom. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Roughshod

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The word "roughshod" in example sentences

There were already signs that the African National Congress intended riding "roughshod" over opposition parties. ❋ Unknown (1999)

` I've lived in Port Richmond east of Aramingo for the past 6 years, and we're anything but "roughshod". ❋ Unknown (2010)

BCGI and RUSAL have run "roughshod" over Guyanese workers and the union. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Senator John Thune worried that Democrats would run "roughshod" and argued that Americans wanted checks and balances. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Conservative MP accused the Business Department of riding "roughshod" over residents 'worries. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When furor erupted at the prospect of two of the most ardent foes of Israel being suggested to basically ride "roughshod" over Israel, Kerry backtracked and blamed his staff for the idea. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Riding roughshod over hill and dale and tusked boar on her Kawasaki Mule, Ms. Barr has redefined the has-been in sublime repose. ❋ Roseanne Barr (2011)

And Minerva was just the sort of female to attempt riding roughshod over her husband. ❋ Deborah Gonzales (2011)

Most people don't like centralization, believing it results in bloat, bureaucracy, declining services to the citizenry, and worst of all, the risk of an unchecked power running roughshod. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hey, that's exactly what we were saying when the W. Bush disaster ran roughshod all over our constitution!!!!! vegage ❋ Unknown (2010)

What else would you expect from a party that routinely runs roughshod over the rules to benefit itself? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Second, and this is frankly a warning: the Senatorial hold is merely one of the tools developed by the Senate over a centuries-long history to ensure that the majority party may not run roughshod over the minority one. ❋ Unknown (2009)

See, the magnanimous free press ran roughshod over my letter. ❋ Wendigomountain (2010)

I [totally] roughshodded that [mans] [ass]. ❋ Chanel (2005)

We ended up riding roughshod [the other night] because she [forgot] to bring her [lube]. ❋ Nathan Burns (2006)

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