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34 Definitions of: rough

    1. adjective, (of a surface) not smooth; uneven or irregular
    2. adjective, (of ground) covered with scrub, boulders, etc
    3. adjective, denoting or taking place on uncultivated ground
    4. adjective, shaggy or hairy
    5. adjective, turbulent; agitated
    6. adjective, (of the performance or motion of something) uneven; irregular
    7. adjective, (of behaviour or character) rude, coarse, ill mannered, inconsiderate, or violent
    8. adjective, harsh or sharp
    9. adjective, severe or unpleasant
    10. adjective, (of work, a task, etc) requiring physical rather than mental effort
    11. adjective, ill or physically upset
    12. adjective, unfair or unjust
    13. adjective, harsh or grating to the ear
    14. adjective, harsh to the taste
    15. adjective, without refinement, luxury, etc
    16. adjective, not polished or perfected in any detail; rudimentary; not elaborate
    17. adjective, not prepared or dressed
    18. adjective, (of a guess, estimate, etc) approximate
    19. adjective, (of a chance) not good
    20. adjective, having the sound of h; aspirated
    21. adjective, rough on a) severe towards b) unfortunate for (a person)
    22. adjective, the rough side of one's tongue harsh words; a reprimand, rebuke, or verbal attack
    23. noun, rough ground
    24. noun, a sketch or preliminary piece of artwork
    25. noun, an unfinished or crude state (esp in the phrase in the rough)
    26. noun, the rough golf the part of the course bordering the fairways where the grass is untrimmed
    27. noun, tennis squash badminton the side of a racket on which the binding strings form an uneven line
    28. noun, a rough or violent person; thug
    29. noun, the unpleasant side of something (esp in the phrase take the rough with the smooth)
    30. adverb, in a rough manner; roughly
    31. adverb, sleep rough to spend the night in the open; be without a home or without shelter
    32. verb, to make rough; roughen
    33. verb, to prepare (a sketch, report, piece of work, etc) in preliminary form
    34. verb, rough it to live without the usual comforts or conveniences of life
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