Meaning of rough In English

• 0 not even or smooth, often because of being in bad condition:

  • It was a rough mountain road, full of stones and huge holes.

  • My hands get very rough in the cold.

• 1 not exact or detailed:

  • The builder did a rough sketch of how the new stairs would look.

  • This is only a rough guess.

  • She made a rough estimate/calculation of the likely cost.

  • The tests are a rough guide to students' progress.

• 2 used to describe an alcoholic drink, especially wine, that tastes cheap and often strong

  • I made a rough table out of some old boxes.

• 3 A rough voice or sound is hard and loud.

• 4 dangerous or violent:

  • a rough area of town

  • The other boys were rough, always looking for a fight.

• 5 (of the weather or the sea) having strong winds or big waves:

  • I'm always seasick if the water/wind/sea/weather is rough.

• 6 difficult or unpleasant:

  • He's had a rough time/month/year, what with the divorce and then his father dying.

  • It must be rough to have two kids and nowhere to live.

• 7 ill:

  • You look a bit rough - how much did you have to drink last night?

• 8 to live temporarily in basic and uncomfortable conditions:

  • While the house was being decorated we roughed it in a tent.

• 9 a first quick drawing of something

  • His first plans were drawn up in rough.

• 10 a violent person:

  • a gang of drunken young roughs

• 11 in golf, an area of ground with long grass:

  • My ball landed in the rough.

• 12 forcefully or violently:

  • The local team had a bad reputation for playing rough.

• 13 to live outside not in a house, and sleep on the ground:

  • When we ran out of money, we slept rough for a week.

• 14 (of a surface) not even or smooth:

  • It was a rough road, full of potholes.

  • Her laugh was rough and loud.

• 15 violent or stormy:

  • The sea was too rough for sailing.

  • They live in a rough neighborhood.

• 16 difficult or unpleasant:

  • She’s had a rough year – she lost her job, then her father died.

• 17 not exact or detailed; approximate:

  • I quickly made a rough table from some boards.

  • Can you give us a rough estimate of the cost?

• 18 fairly correct but not exact or detailed:

  • The $51 million is a rough estimate.

  • These are very rough figures which will help us to plan for the future.

• 19 not completely finished:

  • He gave me a rough draft of the presentation.

• 20 difficult or unpleasant:

  • Small stores are having a very rough time .

  • Subprime lending on private markets is in for a rough ride.

• 21 a first quick drawing of something:

  • He sent me over the roughs.

• 22 simple and without details:

  • The plans were drawn up in rough .