26984 words

rough

28 definitions • 33 examples
1
not even or smooth, often because of being in bad condition:

Examples:

It was a rough mountain road, full of stones and huge holes.
2
If a surface such as paper or skin is rough, it does not feel smooth when you touch it:

Examples:

My hands get very rough in the cold.
3
Rough ground is ground that is not used for any particular purpose, is not even, and is full of wild plants.
4
not exact or detailed:

Examples:

The builder did a rough sketch of how the new stairs would look.
This is only a rough guess.
She made a rough estimate/calculation of the likely cost.
The tests are a rough guide to students' progress.
6
not made in a careful or expensive way:

Examples:

I made a rough table out of some old boxes.
7
A rough voice or sound is hard and loud.
8
If a machine sounds rough, it is making a noise because it is in bad condition.
9

Examples:

a rough area of town
The other boys were rough, always looking for a fight.
10
(of the weather or the sea) having strong winds or big waves:

Examples:

I'm always seasick if the water/wind/sea/weather is rough.
11

Examples:

He's had a rough time/month/year, what with the divorce and then his father dying.
It must be rough to have two kids and nowhere to live.
12
ill:

Examples:

You look a bit rough - how much did you have to drink last night?
13

Examples:

While the house was being decorated we roughed it in a tent.
14
a first quick drawing of something
15
simple and without details:

Examples:

His first plans were drawn up in rough.
16
a violent person:

Examples:

a gang of drunken young roughs
17
in golf, an area of ground with long grass:

Examples:

My ball landed in the rough.
18

Examples:

The local team had a bad reputation for playing rough.
19
to live outside not in a house, and sleep on the ground:

Examples:

When we ran out of money, we slept rough for a week.
20
(of a surface) not even or smooth:

Examples:

It was a rough road, full of potholes.
Her laugh was rough and loud.
21

Examples:

The sea was too rough for sailing.
They live in a rough neighborhood.
22

Examples:

She’s had a rough year – she lost her job, then her father died.
23

Examples:

I quickly made a rough table from some boards.
Can you give us a rough estimate of the cost?
24

Examples:

The $51 million is a rough estimate.
These are very rough figures which will help us to plan for the future.
25

Examples:

He gave me a rough draft of the presentation.
26

Examples:

Small stores are having a very rough time .
Subprime lending on private markets is in for a rough ride.
27
a first quick drawing of something:

Examples:

He sent me over the roughs.
28
simple and without details:

Examples:

The plans were drawn up in rough .

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