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rough

Definition

  • noun: an area on a golf course covered with tall grass that makes it difficult to hit the ball
  • noun: uneven ground covered with high grass, brush, and stones
  • verb: to hit (a player) very hard in a way that is not allowed by the rules
  • verb: to subject to abuse
  • adjective: having a surface that is not even
  • adjective: marked by inequalities, ridges, or projections on the surface
  • usually used with 'up'
  • synonyms: roughen, manhandle, coarse

Examples

  • 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]

  • The project still has a few 'rough edges'. [=the project still has a few things that need to be changed or finished]

  • Don't 'be so rough on them' [=don't punish or criticize them so harshly] for making a mistake.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) lt's like a joke. lt's not a joke, it's an amusement park. lt's the best amusement park in the world. All you have to do is have fun. There's some pretty rough-looking customers here. How many of them are...? Guests like us? Who knows? That's the beauty of this place. lt doesn't matter. lt may look rough, but it's still just a resort. There's no way to get hurt here. Just enjoy yourself. What is this stuff? lt doesn't say. (..)
    1973 Westworld