Rough | Mean of rough in English Dictionary

/ˈrʌf/

• having a surface that is not even
1. rough tree bark
2. a cat's rough tongue
3. He trimmed the rough edge of the paper.
4. We traveled over rough dirt roads.
5. They hiked through rough terrain/country.
• having or causing sudden, violent movements
1. a rough [=bumpy] ride on an old wooden roller coaster
2. We were a bit shaken from the plane's rough landing.
• difficult or unpleasant to deal with
1. She's had a rough [=tough] life/year/time.
2. He went through a rough patch/period after his divorce.
3. They've hit a few rough spots in their marriage.
4. Despite a rough start, the team won more games this season than last.
5. I had a rough night last night. [=I did not sleep well]
6. It was rough going [=things were difficult] for a while.
7. Our ancestors had it rough [=had a difficult existence] compared to us.
8. He's having a rough time (of it). = He's going through a rough time. [=he is having a difficult time; his life has been difficult recently]

• not calm
1. The sea is rough today.
2. rough waters off the coast
3. We ran into some rough [=stormy] weather.
• not gentle or careful
1. These dishes are not made to withstand rough handling.
2. The prisoners complained about rough treatment by the guards.
3. She says the kids are too rough [=rowdy] when they play.
4. He doesn't like rough sports like hockey.
5. All right kids—no rough stuff. [=no behaving or playing in a rough way]
6. Don't be so rough on them [=don't punish or criticize them so harshly] for making a mistake.
• having a lot of crime or danger
1. I live in a pretty rough neighborhood/area.
• made or done in a way that is simple or that needs further changes, improvements, etc.
1. He made a rough sketch of the house.
2. They built a rough [=crude] shelter out of branches.
3. He submitted a rough draft of the article.
4. The project still has a few rough edges. [=the project still has a few things that need to be changed or finished]
5. The design is still a bit rough around the edges.
• not precise or exact
1. If I were to make a rough guess, I might say there were 100,000 people at the parade.
2. a rough translation of a Chinese proverb
3. This sketch will give you a rough idea of what the house looks like.
• having a harsh sound
1. She has a rough voice.
• not well
1. I'm feeling too rough to go out tonight.
• in a rough way
1. The engine is running a little rough.
2. Life has been treating her pretty rough.
3. He plays rough with the dog.
• outside and without shelter
1. people living/sleeping rough on the streets
• Noun
• an area on a golf course covered with tall grass that makes it difficult to hit the ball
1. He hit his drive into the rough.
• something (such as a drawing) that is done quickly and is not detailed or finished
1. He showed me a few roughs of the new building.
• a person who is loud and violent
1. a gang of roughs [=rowdies, hoodlums]
• in an unfinished form
1. The plans were done in rough for preapproval.
• in an unfinished or rough state
1. Some of the turquoise is polished and some is in the rough. [=not polished]
2. He admired the beauty of nature in the rough.
• to accept and deal with the bad or unpleasant things that happen in addition to the good or pleasant things
1. In this business, you have to learn to take the rough with the smooth.
• Verb
• to hit (a player) very hard in a way that is not allowed by the rules
1. He was called for roughing the kicker/passer.
• to make a rough or unfinished version of (something, such as a design) as the first step in creating the finished version
1. Rough in the lettering on your poster.
2. He roughed in the frame of the new door.
• to live usually for a short time without the normal things that make life comfortable
1. She was roughing it in the wilderness.
• to make (something, such as a drawing or a list) quickly and without including all the details
1. We'll rough out a general plan.
• to hit and hurt (someone)
1. The prisoner claimed that he was roughed up by the guards.