rough

adjective

1. 1. not smooth or level; having bumps, projections, etc.; uneven: a rough surface
   2. not easily traveled over or through because rocky, overgrown, wild, etc.: rough country
2. shaggy or bristly: an animal with a rough coat
3. characterized by violent action, motion, agitation, disturbance, or irregularity; specif.,
   1. stormy; tempestuous: rough weather
   2. boisterous or disorderly: rough play
4. harsh, rude, brutal, etc.; not gentle or mild: a rough temper
5. sounding harsh; discordant; jarring
6. tasting harsh or astringent: rough wine
7. coarse, as texture, cloth, food, etc.
8. coarse in manner, tastes, etc.; lacking refinement or culture: rough men, rough language
9. lacking refinements, comforts, and conveniences: the rough life of a pioneer
10. not refined, polished, or prepared; natural, crude, etc.: a rough diamond
11. not finished, elaborated, perfected, etc.: a rough sketch
12. not worked out in detail; without claim to be exact or complete; approximate: a rough estimate
13. requiring muscular energy rather than skill or intelligence: rough labor
14. Informal difficult, severe, or disagreeable: a rough time
15. Phonet. articulated with an aspirate; having the sound (h)

noun

1. rough ground
2. rough material or condition
3. the rough part, aspect, etc. of something
4. ☆ a rough sketch or draft
5. Chiefly Brit. a rough person; rowdy; tough
6. Golf any part of the course where grass, weeds, etc. are allowed to grow, uncut, forming a hazard or obstacle

adverb

1. in a rough manner; roughly
2. Brit. without shelter; outdoors: to sleep rough

transitive verb

1. to make rough; roughen: often with up
2. 1. to handle or treat roughly or brutally: usually with up
   2. Football, etc. to subject (an opponent) to intentional and unnecessary roughness
3. to make, fashion, sketch, shape, or cut roughly: usually with in or out: to rough out a scheme
4. to apply some preparatory or preliminary process or treatment to

intransitive verb

1. Rare to become rough
2. to behave roughly: a penalty for roughing