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The clock, for all its precision in measurement, is a blunt instrument for the psyche and for society. Schedules can replace sensitivity to the mood of a moment, clock time can ride roughshod over the emotions of individuals.
Jay Griffiths

Meaning of "roughshod" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROUGHSHOD

roughshod  [ˈrʌfˌʃɒd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROUGHSHOD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Roughshod can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES ROUGHSHOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Roughshod

Roughshod literally means having rough shoes. It may also refer to: ▪ Roughshod , a Western ▪ "Roughshod", novel by Norman A. Fox, later filmed as Gunsmoke ▪ "Roughshod", a B-side song by Link Wray ▪ "Roughshod", a folk album by Horseplay...

Definition of roughshod in the English dictionary

The definition of roughshod in the dictionary is shod with rough-bottomed shoes to prevent sliding.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROUGHSHOD


dry-shod
ˈdraɪˌʃɒd
shod
ʃɒd
slipshod
ˈslɪpˌʃɒd
unshod
ʌnˈʃɒd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROUGHSHOD

rough-legged buzzard
rough-spoken
roughage
roughback
roughcast
roughcaster
roughen
roughened
rougher
roughhouse
roughhousing
roughie
roughies
roughish
roughleg
roughly
roughneck
roughness
roughrider
rouille

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROUGHSHOD

activity method
appraisal method
assessment method
barrier method
coal hod
critical path method
direct method
ephod
Feldenkrais method
historical method
hod
method
micromethod
Monte Carlo method
Montessori method
ovulation method
rhythm method
scientific method
Socratic method
withdrawal method

Synonyms and antonyms of roughshod in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «roughshod» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROUGHSHOD

Find out the translation of roughshod to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of roughshod from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «roughshod» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

横行霸道
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acerado
570 millions of speakers

English

roughshod
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

roughshod
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عرض الحائط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

попирать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

roughshod
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নাল-বান্ধান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peu de cas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kasar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rücksichtslos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スパイク蹄鉄を付けた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

억압
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Roughshod
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

roughshod
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிதித்துத்தள்ள
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खरखरीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kayarlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calpestando
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

roughshod
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зневажати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

potcovit cu crampoane
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταπατώντας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voete
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

roughshod
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

roughshod
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of roughshod

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROUGHSHOD»

The term «roughshod» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.582 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROUGHSHOD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about roughshod

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3 QUOTES WITH «ROUGHSHOD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word roughshod.
1
Jay Griffiths
The clock, for all its precision in measurement, is a blunt instrument for the psyche and for society. Schedules can replace sensitivity to the mood of a moment, clock time can ride roughshod over the emotions of individuals.
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Charles H. Percy
I don't want foreign policy developed just by one party and ride roughshod over the other party.
3
Jane Velez-Mitchell
Agribusiness - with its wicked powerful lobby and its infiltration of top bureaucratic posts - essentially runs roughshod over the government agencies that are supposed to monitor it. It's the rich fox guarding the filthy, overcrowded henhouse.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROUGHSHOD»

Discover the use of roughshod in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to roughshod and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Roughshod Through Dixie - Grierson's Raid 1863
This book tells the complete story of one of the most daring Union raids of the war.
Mark Lardas, 2012
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Grierson's Raid 1863
"On April 17, 1863 Benjamin Grierson led a force of 1,700 Union cavalrymen across enemy lines into Confederate-held Tennessee in a bold diversionary raid.
Mark Lardas, 2010
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Roughshod
Dell launches the Norman A. Fox reissue program with the story that inspired the classic film Gunsmoke starring Audie Murphy.
Norman A. Fox, 1991
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Casual Lex: An Informal Assemblage of Why We Say What We Say
ROUGHSHOD. In your observation of others, you've probably seen a boss—or a spouse, a parent, or a child—ride roughshod over someone. Long ago this involved more than treating a person insensitively or brusquely. Medieval blacksmiths ...
Webb Garrison, 2005
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Roughshod
James Turk was the only man left standing after the bank raid at Baleful went disastrously wrong. But he was soon up to his neck in a world of big time double-dealing where there was nowhere to hide.
Jack Reason, 1999
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
ride roughshod over carry out your own plans or wishes with arrogant disregard for others. 1977Times Literary Supplement Sociologists are notorious for their use of generalizing terms that ride roughshod over the particularities of history.
Judith Siefring, 2004
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Jump Bad
“Holy SHIIIT!,” Estelle screamed and gasped in horror. “A bomb! It could have killed us!” “You got that right!,” Plate told her. “Anybody here seen Councilman Julius around this motherfucker!?” “He went to the restroom, Plate,” Roughshod said.
Sheldon McCormick, 2013
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Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
RIDE ROUGHSHOD to ride roughshod over someone. To treat someone deplorably, despicably, and disdainfully. WNNCD: 1813. Source: HORSE. A horse is roughshod (WNNCD: 1688) when the heads of the nails that attach the shoes to its ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
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Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist
The P—pe has settled the question; his Bull will be here in a few days with gilded .horns and a bunch of red ribbons at the end of his tail,—and if he doesn't ride roughshod all over England, my name is not Jolly Green! There need be no more  ...
‎1850
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Horses Through Time
Riding roughshod over someone is to disregard the person's physical and mental welfare. A horse is roughshod when the nails are left protruding out of its shoes so that the animal does not slip and fall. Consequently, being ridden over by a ...
Sandra L. Olsen, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROUGHSHOD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term roughshod is used in the context of the following news items.
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HMRC debt recovery powers to raid bank accounts ride roughshod
Buried in the hefty tome presented to the House of Commons at the Budget last week were these 36 words: “Direct recovery of debts – This government will ... «City A.M., Jul 15»
2
When bikers rode roughshod in Charlotte
When bikers rode roughshod in Charlotte. Closing case of five slayings in 1979 brings back memories. Reporters were assigned to dig out news of motorcycle ... «Charlotte Observer, Jul 15»
3
Boris Johnson rides roughshod over London's black cab drivers
Boris Johnson's 'outburst looks like an extraordinarily callous disregard for the livelihood of tens of thousands of London taxi drivers and their families'. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
4
Regulators ride roughshod over academic advice
Academics can produce mountains of research on financial services, with insights of outstanding brilliance, but there is little virtue in doing any of it if the results ... «Financial News, Jun 15»
5
In Azerbaijan, Sport Runs Roughshod Over Human Rights
From June 12 to 28, over 6,000 athletes will compete in the European Games, a new event on the sporting calendar modeled on the Olympic Games. The host ... «Carnegie Europe, Jun 15»
6
Tories 'riding roughshod' over democracy as they axe watchdog that …
The government is "riding roughshod" over democracy after they quietly axed the watchdog that would have scrutinised the repeal of the Human Rights Act . «Mirror.co.uk, May 15»
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Facebook rides roughshod over privacy laws
Facebook and privacy are not words that generally belong in the same sentence, but a Belgian watchdog has expressed surprise at just how little regard for ... «BetaNews, May 15»
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Feral hogs run roughshod in Missouri
ANDERSON, Mo. — Danita Keaton was baling hay on a farm west of Anderson when she encountered a sounder of feral hogs. "There were six or eight of them ... «Joplin Globe, May 15»
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Spurs run roughshod over Clippers in Game 3
The Spurs dominated this one start to finish, crushing a visibly winded Clippers team on defense and scoring in droves to boot. Tweet Share on Twitter Share ... «Pounding The Rock, Apr 15»
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NBA Playoff Picture Update: Bulls run roughshod over Raptors, take …
With just a few weeks remaining until the NBA postseason, every night can impact the standings. The NBA Playoff Picture Update keeps you up to date on all the ... «Yahoo Sports, Mar 15»

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