rough

rough
adjective
1》 having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level.
2》 not gentle; violent or boisterous: rough treatment.
    ↘(of weather or the sea) wild and stormy.
3》 not finished tidily; plain and basic.
    ↘unsophisticated or unrefined.
4》 not detailed or fully worked out: a rough draft of his new novel.
    ↘not precise; approximate: a rough guess.
5》 (of a voice) harsh.
    ↘(of wine or another alcoholic drink) sharp or harsh in taste.
6》 informal difficult and unpleasant.
noun
1》 chiefly Brit. a disreputable and violent person.
2》 (on a golf course) the area of longer grass around the fairway and the green.
3》 a preliminary sketch.
4》 an uncut precious stone.
verb
1》 work or shape in a rough, preliminary fashion.
2》 make uneven.
3》 (rough it) informal live in discomfort with only basic necessities.
4》 (rough someone up) informal beat someone up.
Phrases
bit of rough informal a male sexual partner whose toughness or lack of sophistication is a source of attraction.
in the rough
1》 in a natural state; untreated or undecorated.
2》 in difficulties.
rough and ready imprecise but effective.
↘unsophisticated or unrefined.
the rough edge (or side) of one's tongue a scolding.
rough edges small imperfections.
rough justice treatment that is not scrupulously fair or in accordance with the law.
sleep rough Brit. sleep in uncomfortable conditions, typically out of doors.
take the rough with the smooth accept the unpleasant aspects of life as well as the good.
Derivatives
roughish adjective
roughness noun
Origin
OE rūh, of W. Gmc origin.

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  • rough — adj 1 Rough, harsh, uneven, rugged, scabrous are comparable when they mean not having a smooth or even surface, exterior, or texture. Rough, the usual and comprehensive word, basically applies to whatever may be said to have a surface or an… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • rough — [rʌf] adjective 1. a rough figure or amount is not exact: • It is possible to give here only very rough figures. • I can only give you a rough estimate at this stage. 2. not finished: • a rough draft of the report 3 …   Financial and business terms

  • rough — [ rɶf ] n. m. • 1932; mot angl. « raboteux, grossier » ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Golf Partie d un terrain de golf non entretenue. 2 ♦ Ébauche, projet, dans les arts graphiques. Faire des roughs. ● rough nom masculin (anglais rough, terrain accidenté) Terrain …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Rough — Rough, v. t. 1. To render rough; to roughen. [1913 Webster] 2. To break in, as a horse, especially for military purposes. Crabb. [1913 Webster] 3. To cut or make in a hasty, rough manner; with out; as, to rough out a carving, a sketch. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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