noun [U,sing.]
1 ~ (of sth) a situation in which people compete with each other and are aggressive in order to get what they want:
the rough and tumble of politics
2 noisy and slightly violent behaviour when children or animals are playing together:
The kittens were engaged in a little rough and tumble.
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