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34 Definitions of: rough
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- adjective, (of a surface) not smooth; uneven or irregular
- adjective, (of ground) covered with scrub, boulders, etc
- adjective, denoting or taking place on uncultivated ground
- adjective, shaggy or hairy
- adjective, turbulent; agitated
- adjective, (of the performance or motion of something) uneven; irregular
- adjective, (of behaviour or character) rude, coarse, ill mannered, inconsiderate, or violent
- adjective, harsh or sharp
- adjective, severe or unpleasant
- adjective, (of work, a task, etc) requiring physical rather than mental effort
- adjective, ill or physically upset
- adjective, unfair or unjust
- adjective, harsh or grating to the ear
- adjective, harsh to the taste
- adjective, without refinement, luxury, etc
- adjective, not polished or perfected in any detail; rudimentary; not elaborate
- adjective, not prepared or dressed
- adjective, (of a guess, estimate, etc) approximate
- adjective, (of a chance) not good
- adjective, having the sound of h; aspirated
- adjective, rough on a) severe towards b) unfortunate for (a person)
- adjective, the rough side of one's tongue harsh words; a reprimand, rebuke, or verbal attack
- noun, rough ground
- noun, a sketch or preliminary piece of artwork
- noun, an unfinished or crude state (esp in the phrase in the rough)
- noun, the rough golf the part of the course bordering the fairways where the grass is untrimmed
- noun, tennis squash badminton the side of a racket on which the binding strings form an uneven line
- noun, a rough or violent person; thug
- noun, the unpleasant side of something (esp in the phrase take the rough with the smooth)
- adverb, in a rough manner; roughly
- adverb, sleep rough to spend the night in the open; be without a home or without shelter
- verb, to make rough; roughen
- verb, to prepare (a sketch, report, piece of work, etc) in preliminary form
- verb, rough it to live without the usual comforts or conveniences of life
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of rough