rough

(rŭf)

adj. rough·er, rough·est

a. Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth: planed the board so it was no longer rough.

b. Coarse or shaggy to the touch: a rough scratchy blanket.

a. Difficult to travel over or through: the rough terrain of the highlands.

b. Characterized by violent motion; turbulent: rough waters.

c. Difficult to endure or live through, especially because of harsh or inclement weather: a rough winter.

d. Unpleasant or difficult: had a rough time during the exam.

a. Characterized by or done with violence or forcefulness: a sport noted for rough play; a package that received rough handling.

b. Boisterous, disorderly, or given to violence: ran with a rough crowd.

c. Characterized by violence or crime: lives in a rough neighborhood.

d. Lacking polish or finesse: rough manners.

4. Harsh to the ear: a rough raspy sound.

5. Being in a natural state: rough diamonds.

6. Not perfected, completed, or fully detailed: a rough drawing; rough carpentry.

1. The surface or part of something that is uneven or coarse: felt the rough of his chin.

a. Rugged overgrown terrain.

b. Sports The area of a golf hole in which the grass is left unmowed or is cut to a length longer than that of the fairway.

a. A disorderly, unrefined, or unfinished state.

b. A difficult or disagreeable aspect or condition of something: observed politics in the rough when working as an intern on Capitol Hill.

4. A person given to violent or disorderly behavior; a rowdy.

tr.v. roughed, rough·ing, roughs

a. To treat roughly or with physical violence: roughed up his opponent.

b. Sports To treat (an opposing player) with unnecessary roughness, often in violation of the rules: was ejected from the game for roughing the passer.

2. To prepare or indicate in an unfinished form: rough out a house plan.

adv.

In a rough manner; roughly: The engine began to run rough and faltered.

Idiom:

rough it

To live without the usual comforts and conveniences: roughed it in a small hunting shack.

[Middle English, from Old English rūh.]

rough′er n.

rough′ly adv.

rough′ness n.

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roughing

Foul committed against a passer or kicker.

Translations

roughing

n (Ice hockey) → übertriebene Härte

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