1having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level:they had to carry the victim across the rough, stony groundher skin felt dry and rough
denoting the face of a tennis or squash racket on which the loops formed from the stringing process project (used as a call when the racket is spun to decide the right to serve first or to choose ends).
2(of a person or their behaviour) not gentle; violent or boisterous:pushchairs should be capable of withstanding rough treatment
(of an area or occasion) characterized by violent behaviour:the workmen hate going to the rough estates
(of weather or the sea) wild and stormy:the lifeboat crew braved rough seas to rescue a couple
3not finished tidily or decoratively; plain and basic:the customers sat at rough wooden tables
put together as a temporary measure; makeshift:he had one arm in a rough sling
lacking sophistication or refinement:she took care of him in her rough, kindly way
not fully worked out or including every detail:he had a rough draft of his new novel
(of stationery) used for making preliminary notes:rough paper
4(of a voice) harsh and rasping:his voice was rough with barely suppressed fury
(of wine or another alcoholic drink) sharp or harsh in taste:he refilled the mug with rough cider
5not exact or precise; approximate:they had a rough idea of when the murder took placeit’ll cost about £50, at a rough guess
6 informal difficult and unpleasant:the teachers gave me a rough time because my image didn’t fit
British hard; severe:the first day of a job is rough on everyone
unwell:the altitude had hit her and she was feeling rough
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in a manner that lacks gentleness; harshly or violently:treat ‘em rough but treat ’em fair
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Universal
1chiefly British a disreputable and violent person:the rear of the column was attacked by roughs
2 [mass noun] (on a golf course) longer grass around the fairway and the green:his second shot lay in the rough
3a preliminary sketch:I did a rough to work out the scale of the lettering
4an uncut precious stone:miners discovered one of the biggest diamond roughs in history
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1work or shape (something) in a rough, preliminary fashion:flat surfaces of wood are roughed down
(rough something out) produce a preliminary and unfinished version of something:the engineer roughed out a diagram on his notepad
2make uneven:rough up the icing with a palette knife
3 (rough it) informal live in discomfort with only basic necessities:she’d had to rough it alone in digs
bit of rough
informal a male sexual partner whose toughness or lack of sophistication is a source of attraction:he could play the part of the noble savage or the bit of rough
in the rough
1without decoration or other treatment; in a natural state:a diamond in the rough
2in difficulties:even before the recession hit, the project was in the rough
rough and ready
crude but effective:a rough-and-ready estimating method
(of a person or place) unsophisticated or unrefined:the Hague, a town so bourgeois it makes Amsterdam seem rough and ready
rough around the edges
having a few imperfections:the text looks pretty rough around the edges
