rough

Definitions of rough in various dictionaries:

noun - the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

verb - prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

adj - having or caused by an irregular surface

adj - (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse

adj - not quite exact or correct

adj - full of hardship or trials

adj - violently agitated and turbulent

adj - unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

adj - ready and able to resort to force or violence

adj - of the margin of a leaf shape

adj - causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

adj - not shaped by cutting or trimming

adj - not carefully or expertly made

adj - not perfected

adj - unpleasantly stern

adj - unkind or cruel or uncivil

adv - with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

adv - with rough motion as over a rough surface

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

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

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

Characterized by violent motion; turbulent: rough waters.

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

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

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

Lacking polish or finesse: rough manners.

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

Harsh to the ear: a rough, raspy sound.

Being in a natural state: rough diamonds.

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

Rugged, overgrown terrain.

The part of a golf course left unmowed and uncultivated.

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

Something in an unfinished or hastily worked-out state.

A crude, unmannered person; a rowdy.

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

To treat (an opposing player) with unnecessary roughness during a sport or game: roughed the passer and was ejected from the game.

In a rough manner; roughly.

adj - having an uneven surface