roughing

rough  (rf)

adj. rough·er, rough·est

1. Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth.

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

3.

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.

4.

a. Boisterous, unruly, uncouth, or rowdy: ran with a rough crowd.

b. Lacking polish or finesse: rough manners.

5. Characterized by carelessness or force, as in manipulating: broke the crystal through rough handling.

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

7. Being in a natural state: rough diamonds.

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

n.

1.

a. Rugged overgrown terrain.

b. Sports The part of a golf course left unmowed and uncultivated.

2. The difficult or disagreeable aspect, part, or side: observed politics in the rough when working as an intern on Capitol Hill.

3. Something in an unfinished or hastily worked-out state.

4. A crude unmannered person; a rowdy.

tr.v. roughed, rough·ing, roughs

1.

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.

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[Middle English, from Old English rh.]

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rougher n.

roughly adv.

roughness n.

Synonyms: rough, harsh, jagged, rugged, scabrous, uneven
These adjectives apply to what is not smooth but has a coarse, irregular surface. Rough describes something that to the sight or touch has inequalities, as projections or ridges: rough bark; rough, chapped hands.
Something harsh is unpleasantly rough, discordant, or grating: harsh burlap; a harsh voice.
Jagged refers to an edge or surface with irregular projections and indentations: a jagged piece of glass.
Rugged can apply to land surfaces characterized by irregular, often steep rises and slopes: rugged countryside.
Scabrous means rough and scaly to the touch: granular, scabrous skin.
Uneven describes lines or surfaces of which some parts are not level with others: uneven ground; uneven handwriting. See Also Synonyms at rude.

Translations

roughing

n (Ice hockey) → übertriebene Härte