Definitions for rough

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rough rough

Spelling: [ruhf]

IPA: /rʌf/

Rough is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 39 anagrams from letters in rough (ghoru).

Definitions for rough

noun

1. something that is rough, especially rough ground.
2. Golf. any part of the course bordering the fairway on which the grass, weeds, etc., are not trimmed.
3. the unpleasant or difficult part of anything.
4. anything in its crude or preliminary form, as a drawing.
5. Chiefly British. a rowdy; ruffian.

Idioms

1. in the rough, in a rough, crude, or unfinished state:
2. rough it, to live without the customary comforts or conveniences; endure rugged conditions:

adverb

1. in a rough manner; roughly.

adjective

1. having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth:
2. shaggy or coarse:
3. (of an uninhabited region or large land area) steep or uneven and covered with high grass, brush, trees, stones, etc.:
4. acting with or characterized by violence:
5. characterized by unnecessary violence or infractions of the rules:
6. violently disturbed or agitated; turbulent, as water or the air:
7. having a violently irregular motion; uncomfortably or dangerously uneven:
8. stormy or tempestuous, as wind or weather.
9. sharp or harsh:
10. unmannerly or rude:
11. disorderly or riotous:
12. difficult or unpleasant:
13. harsh to the ear; grating or jarring, as sounds.
14. harsh to the taste; sharp or astringent:
15. coarse, as food.
16. lacking culture or refinement:
17. without refinements, luxuries, or ordinary comforts or conveniences:
18. requiring exertion or strength rather than intelligence or skill:
19. not elaborated, perfected, or corrected; unpolished, as language, verse, or style:
20. made or done without any attempt at exactness, completeness, or thoroughness; approximate or tentative:
21. crude, unwrought, nonprocessed, or unprepared:
22. Phonetics. uttered with aspiration; having the sound of h; aspirated.

verb (used with object)

1. to make rough; roughen.
2. to give a beating to, manhandle, or subject to physical violence (often followed by up):
3. to subject to some rough, preliminary process of working or preparation (often followed by down, off, or out):
4. to sketch roughly or in outline (often followed by in or out):
5. Sports. to subject (a player on the opposing team) to unnecessary physical abuse, as in blocking or tackling:

verb (used without object)

1. to become rough, as a surface.
2. to behave roughly.

Origin of rough

before 1000; Middle English (adj. and noun); Old English rūh (adj.); cognate with Dutch ruig, German rauh

Examples for rough

According to contemporary reports, at several of the truces, there were rough soccer matches between the German and British sides.

He had become short, I do not say rough in his speech to his wife.

The robots can slice through stone and rough out vast blocks of stone while the artisans are sleeping.

The Mann Ranges are very high and rough, and are composed of reddish granite.

Bates was a stout sailor, rough in appearance, but with a warm and kindly heart.

Wahlberg grew up the youngest of nine children in a broken home in the rough Dorchester section of Boston.

There is crime to be conquered, the rough crime of the streets.

Gurley was gunned down on Nov. 20, when a pair of cops was patrolling the rough housing project.

War is a rough teacher, but it is evidently the only one for the Continent.

CEO Michael Lynton showed a rough cut of the movie to U.S. officials before moving ahead.