rough
IPA: rˈʌf
noun
- The unmowed part of a golf course.
- A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.
- (cricket) A scuffed and roughened area of the pitch, where the bowler's feet fall, used as a target by spin bowlers because of its unpredictable bounce.
- The raw material from which faceted or cabochon gems are created.
- A quick sketch, similar to a thumbnail but larger and more detailed, used for artistic brainstorming.
- (obsolete) Boisterous weather.
- A piece inserted in a horseshoe to keep the animal from slipping.
- A surname.
verb
- To create in an approximate form.
- (boxing, wrestling, intransitive) To break the rules by being excessively violent.
- (ice hockey) To commit the offense of roughing, i.e. to punch another player.
- To render rough; to roughen.
- To break in (a horse, etc.), especially for military purposes.
- To endure primitive conditions.
- (transitive) To roughen a horse's shoes to keep the animal from slipping.
adjective
- Not smooth; uneven.
- Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.
- Turbulent.
- Difficult; trying.
- Crude; unrefined.
- Worn; shabby; weather-beaten.
- Violent; not careful or subtle.
- Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.
- (of a gem) Not polished; uncut.
- Harsh-tasting.
- (chiefly UK, colloquial, slang) Somewhat ill; sick; in poor condition.
- (chiefly UK, colloquial, slang) Unwell due to alcohol; hungover.
adverb
- In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.
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Examples of "rough" in Sentences
- The rough surf betokens death.
- The surface of the pupa is rough.
- He is rough, impatient and lecherous.
- That's the rough outline of the story.
- The iambic pentameter is rather rough.
- The prose is a little rough and flabby.
- The bed of the river is rough and stony.
- Explanation of the kinematics is also rough.
- Precision depends on the roughness of the surface.
- The remainder of the floor is rough and irregular.